Encinasola

Encinasola is a village and municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. According to the 2005 census, the municipality has a population of 1,686 inhabitants.

Encinasola
Encinasola
Encinasola
Encinasola
Coordinates: 38°8′6″N 6°52′20″W
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceHuelva
Area
  Total177.76 km2 (68.63 sq mi)
Elevation
431 m (1,414 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total1,332
  Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The municipality shares a border with the Portuguese municipality of Barrancos.[2] The details of the Spanish–Portuguese border concerning Moura, Barrancos, Encinasola and Aroche were officially settled in the 1926 Convention of Limits.[3] By the 2010s, the demographic situation in the municipality was dire, with the 2014 population being around a 30% of the 1970 population.[4]

The village lies at about 431 metres above sea level.[5] The municipality spans across a total area of 177.76 km2.[6]

People of Encinasola

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Simôes, Dulce (2013). "Muros políticos y puentes de solidaridad en la frontera hispano-portuguesa: los refugiados de la Guerra Civil Española en Barrancos (1936)". Historia y Política. Madrid: UCM; UNED; CEPC (30): 122. ISSN 1575-0361.
  3. Jurado Almonte, Márquez Domínguez & Felicidades García 2017, p. 307.
  4. Jurado Almonte, José Manuel; Márquez Domínguez, Juan Antonio; Felicidades García, Jesús (2017). "El territorio de la frontera luso-andaluza. Una geometría variable". Polígonos. Revista de Geografía. León: Universidad de León. 29: 312.
  5. "Predicción por municipios. Encinasola (Huelva)". AEMET. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  • Encinasola - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía


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