Azofra, Spain
Azofra | |
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![]() Location within Rioja Alta (La Rioja). | |
![]() ![]() Azofra Location in La Rioja | |
Coordinates: 42°25′26″N 2°48′03″W / 42.42389°N 2.80083°WCoordinates: 42°25′26″N 2°48′03″W / 42.42389°N 2.80083°W | |
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Autonomous community | ![]() |
Comarca | Nájera |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Ernesto Álvarez Fernández (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi) |
Elevation | 559 m (1,834 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 200 |
• Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CET) |
Website | http://www.azofra.org/ |
36 km to Logroño |
Azofra is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of La Rioja, Spain.
Etymology[]
The name Azofra appeared in 1199, in a papal bull that conceded privileges to the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla. According to Asín,[2] it derives from the Arabic as-suxra, "the tribute", that would record the form in which someone obtained property or the function discharged.[3]
References[]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Asín, 1944, 80
- ^ Ranz Yubero, José Antonio; de los Mozos, José Ramón López (2002), "Topónimos riojanos del patrimonio emilianense en una bula de 1199. (Archivo de San Millán M. 41-52)", Berceo (in Spanish) (142), pp. 65–76, ISSN 0210-8550
Categories:
- Municipalities in La Rioja (Spain)