Alcalá de los Gazules
Municipality in Andalusia, Spain
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Alcalá de los Gazules is a city and municipality located in the province of Cádiz, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the town has a population of 5,633 inhabitants. Alcalá de los Gazules is situated in the Sierra de Cádiz.
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Municipal location in the Province of Cádiz | |
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| Coordinates: 36°28′N 5°43′W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Andalusia |
| Province |  Cádiz |
| Comarca | La Janda |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Arsenio Jesús Cordero Domínguez |
| Area | |
• Total | 479.59 km2 (185.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 5,230 |
| • Density | 10.9/km2 (28.2/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Alcalaíno, na |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 11180 |
| Website | alcaladelosgazules.es |
Although not officially one of the pueblos blancos, Alcalá is still listed, since 1984, as having Artistic-Historic status.[citation needed]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1999 | 5,575 | — |
| 2000 | 5,563 | −0.2% |
| 2001 | 5,596 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5,565 | −0.6% |
| 2003 | 5,491 | −1.3% |
| 2004 | 5,590 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5,633 | +0.8% |
| Source: INE (Spain) | ||
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