Sabta

Ceuta Arabic: سبتة (Sabtah)
Autonomous city
Ceuta, as seen from Monte Hacho
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ceuta within Spain
Coordinates: 35°53′18″N 5°18′56″W / 35.88833°N 5.31556°W / 35.88833; -5.31556Coordinates: 35°53′18″N 5°18′56″W / 35.88833°N 5.31556°W / 35.88833; -5.31556
Country	Spain
Autonomous city	Ceuta
First settled	5th century BC
End of Muslim rule	14 August 1415
Ceded to Spain	1 January 1668
Autonomy status	14 March 1995
Founded by	Berbers or Carthaginians
Government
• Type	Autonomous city
• Body	Council of Government
• Mayor-President	Juan Jesús Vivas (PP)
Area
• Total	18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
• Land	18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Highest elevation	349 m (1,145 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	82,376
• Density	4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ceutan ceutí (es)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166-2	ES-CE
Postal code	51001–51005
Official language	Spanish
Parliament	Cortes Generales
Congress	1 deputy (out of 350)
Senate	2 senators (out of 264)
Website	www.ceuta.es

Ceuta (assimilated pronunciation /ˈsjuːtə/ SEW-tə, also /ˈseɪʊtə/ SAY-uu-tə;Spanish: [ˈθeuta]; Arabic: سبتة, Sabtah) is an 18.5-square-kilometre (7.1 sq mi) Spanish autonomous city located on the north coast of Africa, separated by 14 kilometers from Cadiz province on the Spanish mainland by the Strait of Gibraltar and sharing a 6.4 kilometer land border with M'diq-Fnideq Prefecture in the Kingdom of Morocco. It lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean and is one of nine populated Spanish territories in Africa and, along with Melilla, one of two populated territories on mainland Africa. It was part of Cádiz province until 14 March 1995 when both Ceuta and Melilla's Statutes of Autonomy were passed, the latter having formerly been part of Almeria province.