Igea
Municipality in La Rioja, Spain
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Igea is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 54.25 square kilometres (20.95 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 729 people.[2]
Igea | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 42°04′14″N 2°00′36″W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | La Rioja |
| Comarca | Cervera |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sergio Álvarez Martínez |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.25 km2 (20.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 638 |
| • Density | 11.8/km2 (30.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Spanish: Igeano, Igeana |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 26525 |
| Website | Official website |
Politics
| Term | Mayor | Political party |
|---|---|---|
| 1979–1983 | Jesús Sanz Jiménez | CD |
| 1983–1987 | Jesús Sanz Jiménez | PP |
| 1987–1991 | Jesús Sanz Jiménez | PP |
| 1991–1995 | Jesús Sanz Jiménez | PP |
| 1995–1999 | Jesús Sanz Jiménez | PP |
| 1999–2003 | Juan Saez-Benito Muñoz | PP |
| 2003–2007 | Juan Carlos Saez de Guinoa Jiméne | PP |
| 2007–2011 | Sergio Álvarez Martínez | PP |
| 2011–2015 | Sergio Álvarez Martínez | PP |
| 2015–2019 | Sergio Álvarez Martínez | PP |
| 2019–2023 | Sergio Álvarez Martínez | PP |
| 2023– | n/d | n/d |
Notable people
- Toribio Minguella, bishop and senator
- Juan José de Ovejas y Díaz, Marquis de Casa Torre
- Pedro María Sanz Alonso, President of the autonomous community of La Rioja from 1995 to 2015
- Ángel Saéz-Benito