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Municipality in Andalusia, Spain
Roquetas de Mar
Municipality
The Old Lighthouse

The Old Lighthouse
Flag of Roquetas de Mar
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Official seal of Roquetas de Mar
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Roquetas de Mar is located in Province of Almería

Roquetas de Mar
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Location of Roquetas de Mar

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Roquetas de Mar is located in Andalusia

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Roquetas de Mar
Roquetas de Mar (Andalusia)

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Roquetas de Mar is located in Spain

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Roquetas de Mar (Spain)

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Coordinates: 36°45′51″N 2°36′53″W / 36.76417°N 2.61472°W / 36.76417; -2.61472Coordinates: 36°45′51″N 2°36′53″W / 36.76417°N 2.61472°W / 36.76417; -2.61472
Country  Spain
Region  Andalusia
Province  Almería
Comarca Poniente Almeriense
Municipality Roquetas de Mar
Government

 • Mayor Gabriel Amat Ayllón (PPA)
Area

 • Total 60 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation

10 m (30 ft)
Population

(2018)
 • Total 94,925
 • Density 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website aytoroquetas.org

Roquetas de Mar (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈketas de maɾ]) is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalucía, Spain.[1] In 2016, the population was 91,965, the municipality with the second highest population in the province behind the capital, the 14th in Andalucía and the 69th in Spain.

Tourism

The ‘urbanización’ (tourist area with hotels and restaurants and shops) of Roquetas is predominantly a Spanish holiday resort for the majority of the summer months, but it also receives many visitors from the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany. It is one of the two major resorts in Costa de Almería, the other being Mojácar.

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1999 42,333 —    
2000 44,370 +4.8%
2001 47,570 +7.2%
2002 50,954 +7.1%
2003 53,815 +5.6%
2004 58,519 +8.7%
2005 65,886 +12.6%
2006 71,740 +8.9%
2007 71,279 −0.6%
2008 77,423 +8.6%
2009 82,665 +6.8%
2010 85,808 +3.8%
2011 89,851 +4.7%
2012 90,358 +0.6%
2013 87,868 −2.8%
2014 91,682 +4.3%
2015 90,623 −1.2%
2016 91,965 +1.5%
2017 93,363 +1.5%
2018 94,925 +1.7%
Source: INE (Spain)

Roquetas de Mar is the second most populous municipality in the province of Almería behind its capital. The 2018 padron data counted 94,956 inhabitants, 49,038 of which were men and 45,887 of which were women.[2] The population density is 1600/km².

Gallery

A street in Roquetas de Mar

Nocturnal beach at Roquetas de Mar

Castillo de Santa Ana, a fortification in Roquetas de Mar.

References

  1. ^ McFee, James (31 July 2017). City Maps Roquetas de Mar Spain. Soffer Publishing. p. 24..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:”\”””\”””‘””‘”}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png”)no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png”)no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png”)no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png”)no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
  2. ^ www.ine.es (in Spanish) http://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=2857). Retrieved 2019-01-26. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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