Gualchos
Gualchos | |
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 Location of Gualchos | |
  Gualchos Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′38.5″N 3°23′23.6″W / 36.744028°N 3.389889°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Andalusia |
| Province | Granada |
| Comarca | Costa Tropical |
| Judicial district | Motril |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Miguel Díaz Juárez(2007) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.03 km2 (11.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 5,284 |
| • Density | 170.3/km2 (441.0/sq mi) |
| Demonym | gualchero/a |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Gualchos (or Gualchos-Castell de Ferro) is a town in the Spanish province of Granada. It has an area of 31 square kilometers and a population, in 2001, of 2,759, for a population density of 89 people per square kilometer.
Natural environment
The environment of what the natives call Eagle Peak, features plants that grow spontaneously and without any cropping, esparto, palm, several species of thyme and other medicinal plants such as zahareña (cattails), traditionally used in folk medicine to treat wounds. You can also find numerous species of fauna: ibex, wild boar, rabbits, hares, etc.
See also
References
- ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". Archived from the original on 28 September 2006.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gualchos.
- Website of the City of Gualchos Archived 2020-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Photos of the town of Gualchos
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