Chiclana de la Frontera

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Chiclana de la Frontera


	Coat of Arms

Location

Location of Chiclana de la Frontera

Coordinates :
Time zone :

General information

Native name

Chiclana de la Frontera (Spanish)

Spanish name

Chiclana de la Frontera

Postal code

11130

Website

http://www.chiclana.es/

Administration

Country

Spain

Autonomous Community

Andalusia

Province

Cádiz

Comarca

Bay of Cádiz

Mayor

Ernesto Marin ([[1]])

Geography

Land Area

207 km²

Altitude

21 m AMSL

Population

Population

72.364 (2007)

Density

339,8 hab./km² (2007)

Chiclana de la Frontera is a city in southwestern Spain, in the province of Cadiz, near the Gulf of Cadiz. The area is a fertile region, with much agriculture, including vineyards. It is about 5 miles north of the battlefield of the Battle of Barrosa where Sir Thomas Graham (Lord Lynedoch) defeated the French under Marshal Victor, on the 5th of March 1811.

[edit] Demographics

Demographic evolution of Chiclana de la Frontera between 1999 and 2005
1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
57,585	59,857	61,815	63,719	65,694	68,156	70,338

Source: INE (Spain)

[edit] See also

Islote de Sancti Petri

[edit] External links

Chiclana municipal government official website (Spanish)
Chiclana de la Frontera - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía

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