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Algésiras

Algeciras
City
Algeciras Plaza Alta.jpg
Flag of Algeciras
Flag
Coat of arms of Algeciras
Coat of arms
Municipal location in the Province of Cádiz
Municipal location in the Province of Cádiz
Algeciras is located in Andalusia
Algeciras
Algeciras
Location in Andalusia
Coordinates: 36°7′39″N 5°27′14″W / 36.12750°N 5.45389°W / 36.12750; -5.45389Coordinates: 36°7′39″N 5°27′14″W / 36.12750°N 5.45389°W / 36.12750; -5.45389
Country  Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia Andalusia
Province Cádiz
Comarca Campo de Gibraltar
Judicial district Algeciras
Founded Pre-Roman
Government
 • Alcalde José Ignacio Landaluce Calleja (2011) (PP)
Area
 • City 86 km2 (33 sq mi)
Elevation 20 m (70 ft)
Population (01-01-2015)
 • City 118,920
 • Metro 263,739
Demonym(s) Algecireño (male)
Algecireña (female)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 11200-11209
Dialing code (+34) 956/856
Website Official website

Algeciras (/ˌælˈsɪrəs/; Spanish: [alxeˈθiɾas]; Arabic: Al Jazīra Al-Khadrā الجزيرة الخضراء‎‎) is a port city in the south of Spain, and is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar (in Spanish, the Bahía de Algeciras). The Port of Algeciras is one of the largest ports in Europe and the world in three categories: container, cargo and transhipment. It is situated 20 km north-east of Tarifa on the Río de la Miel, which is the southernmost river of the Iberian peninsula and continental Europe. In 2015, it had a population of 118,920.

It is the biggest city among its metropolitan area, that also includes the municipalities of Los Barrios, La Línea de la Concepción, Castellar de la Frontera, Jimena de la Frontera, San Roque and Tarifa, with a population of 263,739.


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