Valderrubio
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Valderrubio | |
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Valderrubio Location in Spain | |
Coordinates: 37°14′04″N 3°49′25″W / 37.23444°N 3.82361°WCoordinates: 37°14′04″N 3°49′25″W / 37.23444°N 3.82361°W | |
Country | Spain |
Province | Granada |
Comarca | Vega de Granada |
Judicial district | Granada |
Government | |
• Mayor | Francisca Blanco Martín (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 2,086 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | valderrubiense |
Postal code | 18250 |
Website | Official website |
Valderrubio is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. As of 2012, it had a population of 2,133 inhabitants.
The poet Federico García Lorca lived in the village as a young child, between 1905 and 1909. At that time it was known as Asquerosa (which means 'filthy' in Spanish). It was renamed Valderrubio in 1943.
References[]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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