Cádiz is a province in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which is divided into 45 municipalities. As of the 2024[update] Spanish census, Cádiz is the 8th largest of the 50 provinces by population, with 1,258,730 inhabitants,[1] and the 34th largest by land area, spanning 7,439.76 square kilometres (2,872.51 sq mi).[2][3] Municipalities are the basic local political division in Spain[4] and can only belong to one province.[5] They enjoy a large degree of autonomy in their local administration, being in charge of tasks such as urban planning, water supply, lighting, roads, local police, and firefighting.[6]
The organisation of municipalities in Spain is outlined in a local government law (Spanish: Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local; transl. Law 7/1985, of 2 April, Regulating the Bases of the Local Administration) passed on 2 April 1985[7] and finalised by an 18 April 1986 royal decree.[8] The Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia also contains provisions concerning the relations between the municipalities and the autonomous government of Andalusia.[9] All citizens of Spain are required to register in the municipality in which they reside.[10] Each municipality is a corporation with independent legal personhood: its governing body is called the ayuntamiento (municipal council or corporation),[11] a term often also used to refer to the municipal offices (city and town halls). The ayuntamiento is composed of the mayor (Spanish: alcalde), the deputy mayors (tenientes de alcalde) and the plenary assembly (pleno) of councillors (concejales).[12] Municipalities are categorised by population for the purpose of determining the number of councillors: three when the population is up to 100 inhabitants, five for 101–250, seven for 251–1,000, nine for 1,001–2,000, eleven for 2,001–5,000, thirteen for 5,001–10,000, seventeen for 10,001–20,000, twenty-one for 20,001–50,000, and twenty-five for 50,001–100,000. One councillor is added for every additional 100,000 inhabitants, with a further one added when the number of councillors based on this methodology would be even in order to prevent tied votes.[13]
The mayor and the deputy mayors are elected by the plenary assembly, which is itself elected by universal suffrage.[14] Elections in municipalities with more than 250 inhabitants are carried out following a proportional representation system with closed lists,[13] whilst those with a population lower than 250 use a block plurality voting system with open lists.[15] The plenary assembly must meet periodically at the seat of the ayuntamiento, with meetings occurring more or less frequently depending on the population of the municipality: monthly for those whose population is larger than 20,000, once every two months if it ranges between 5,001 and 20,000, and once every three months if it does not exceed 5,000.[16] Many ayuntamientos also have a local governing board (Spanish: junta de gobierno local), which is named by the mayor from amongst the councillors and is required for municipalities of more than 5,000 inhabitants.[12] The board, whose role is to assist the mayor between meetings of the plenary assembly, may not include more than one third of the councillors.[17]
The largest municipality by population in the province as of the 2024 Spanish census is Jerez de la Frontera, with 214,844 residents, while the smallest is Villaluenga del Rosario, with 467 residents.[18] The largest municipality by area is also Jerez de la Frontera, which spans 1,187.92 square kilometres (458.66 sq mi), while Cádiz, the province's capital, is the smallest at 12.30 square kilometres (4.75 sq mi).[2]
Municipalities
edit- Largest municipalities in the province of Cádiz by population
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Jerez de la Frontera is the province's largest municipality by population. -
Algeciras, the second largest municipality by population in the province of Cádiz -
Cádiz is the province's capital and third largest municipality by population. -
San Fernando, the province of Cádiz's fourth largest municipality by population
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| Name | Population (2024 census)[18] |
Population (2011 census)[19] |
Population change | Land area (km²)[2] | Population density (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcalá de los Gazules | 5,231 | 5,525 | −5.3% | 479.07 | 10.9/km2 |
| Alcalá del Valle | 4,932 | 5,286 | −6.7% | 46.89 | 105.2/km2 |
| Algar | 1,445 | 1,500 | −3.7% | 26.72 | 54.1/km2 |
| Algeciras | 125,047 | 117,695 | +6.2% | 87.96 | 1,421.6/km2 |
| Algodonales | 5,437 | 5,756 | −5.5% | 134.45 | 40.4/km2 |
| Arcos de la Frontera | 31,055 | 31,368 | −1.0% | 526.82 | 58.9/km2 |
| Barbate | 22,725 | 22,904 | −0.8% | 142.17 | 159.8/km2 |
| Los Barrios | 24,540 | 22,988 | +6.8% | 330.70 | 74.2/km2 |
| Benalup-Casas Viejas | 7,272 | 7,223 | +0.7% | 60.37 | 120.5/km2 |
| Benaocaz | 761 | 737 | +3.3% | 69.39 | 11.0/km2 |
| Bornos | 7,532 | 8,107 | −7.1% | 55.09 | 136.7/km2 |
| El Bosque | 2,249 | 2,094 | +7.4% | 30.75 | 73.1/km2 |
| Cádiz† | 111,180 | 124,014 | −10.3% | 12.30 | 9,039.0/km2 |
| Castellar de la Frontera | 2,990 | 3,160 | −5.4% | 180.51 | 16.6/km2 |
| Chiclana de la Frontera | 89,805 | 80,769 | +11.2% | 206.77 | 434.3/km2 |
| Chipiona | 19,915 | 18,815 | +5.8% | 33.12 | 601.3/km2 |
| Conil de la Frontera | 24,042 | 21,755 | +10.5% | 87.37 | 275.2/km2 |
| Espera | 3,776 | 3,954 | −4.5% | 123.44 | 30.6/km2 |
| El Gastor | 1,706 | 1,849 | −7.7% | 27.54 | 61.9/km2 |
| Grazalema | 2,007 | 2,197 | −8.6% | 122.41 | 16.4/km2 |
| Jerez de la Frontera | 214,844 | 211,784 | +1.4% | 1,187.92 | 180.9/km2 |
| Jimena de la Frontera | 6,788 | 10,112 | −32.9% | 298.42 | 22.7/km2 |
| La Línea de la Concepción | 64,987 | 65,412 | −0.6% | 26.67 | 2,436.7/km2 |
| Medina Sidonia | 11,806 | 11,843 | −0.3% | 487.63 | 24.2/km2 |
| Olvera | 7,849 | 8,467 | −7.3% | 193.69 | 40.5/km2 |
| Paterna de Rivera | 5,516 | 5,652 | −2.4% | 13.83 | 398.8/km2 |
| Prado del Rey | 5,702 | 5,935 | −3.9% | 48.58 | 117.4/km2 |
| El Puerto de Santa María | 90,423 | 89,012 | +1.6% | 159.09 | 568.4/km2 |
| Puerto Real | 42,095 | 41,299 | +1.9% | 195.97 | 214.8/km2 |
| Puerto Serrano | 6,891 | 7,201 | −4.3% | 79.84 | 86.3/km2 |
| Rota | 29,960 | 29,169 | +2.7% | 84.19 | 355.9/km2 |
| San Fernando | 93,793 | 96,786 | −3.1% | 29.91 | 3,135.8/km2 |
| San José del Valle | 4,469 | 4,446 | +0.5% | 223.74 | 20.0/km2 |
| Sanlúcar de Barrameda | 69,887 | 67,232 | +3.9% | 171.39 | 407.8/km2 |
| San Martín del Tesorillo | 2,754 | No data[a] | 48.44 | 56.9/km2 | |
| San Roque | 34,617 | 29,956 | +15.6% | 139.48 | 248.2/km2 |
| Setenil de las Bodegas | 2,636 | 2,928 | −10.0% | 82.15 | 32.1/km2 |
| Tarifa | 18,657 | 17,732 | +5.2% | 419.18 | 44.5/km2 |
| Torre Alháquime | 800 | 826 | −3.1% | 17.36 | 46.1/km2 |
| Trebujena | 7,051 | 7,093 | −0.6% | 70.72 | 99.7/km2 |
| Ubrique | 16,441 | 16,875 | −2.6% | 69.75 | 235.7/km2 |
| Vejer de la Frontera | 13,041 | 12,825 | +1.7% | 264.58 | 49.3/km2 |
| Villaluenga del Rosario | 467 | 470 | −0.6% | 59.46 | 7.9/km2 |
| Villamartín | 12,249 | 12,480 | −1.9% | 211.42 | 57.9/km2 |
| Zahara | 1,360 | 1,499 | −9.3% | 72.51 | 18.8/km2 |
| Province of Cádiz | 1,258,730[21] | 1,244,732[22] | +1.1% | 7,439.76 | 169.2/km2 |
| Andalusia | 8,631,862[21] | 8,371,270[22] | +3.1% | 87,587.59 | 98.6/km2 |
| Spain | 48,619,695[21] | 46,815,916[22] | +3.9% | 504,755.17 | 96.3/km2 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ San Martín del Tesorillo was partitioned from Jimena de la Frontera and became an independent municipality in 2018[20] and is thus not included in the 2011 census.
References
edit- ^ "Censo anual de población 2021-2024. Resultados nacionales, por comunidades autónomas y provincias. Población por sexo, edad (año a año) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población" (in Spanish). Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Superficie y población de las provincias". Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ BOE 1985, p. 11.
- ^ BOE 1985, p. 14.
- ^ BOE 1985, pp. 22–23.
- ^ BOE 1985.
- ^ BOE 1986.
- ^ BOE 2007, p. 24.
- ^ BOE 1985, p. 15.
- ^ BOE 1985, pp. 13–14.
- ^ a b BOE 1985, p. 19.
- ^ a b LOREG 1985, p. 65.
- ^ LOREG 1985, p. 7.
- ^ LOREG 1985, p. 66.
- ^ BOE 1985, p. 33.
- ^ BOE 1985, p. 21.
- ^ a b "Censo anual de población 2021-2024. Resultados por municipios. Población por sexo, edad (grupos quinquenales) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Censos de Población y Viviendas 2011. Resultados Municipales - Cádiz. Población por municipios, sexo y edad (año a año)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Jesús Fernández (IU) se convierte en el primer alcalde de El Tesorillo". La Voz del Sur (in Spanish). 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Censo anual de población 2021-2024. Resultados nacionales, por comunidades autónomas y provincias. Población por sexo, edad (año a año) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Censos de Población y Viviendas 2011. Resultados Nacionales, por Comunidades Autónomas y Provincias. Población según comunidad autónoma y provincia y sexo" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
Works cited
edit- "Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 3 April 1985. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- "Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 20 June 1985. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- "Real Decreto Legislativo 781/1986, de 18 de abril, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de las disposiciones legales vigentes en materia de Régimen Local" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 22 April 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- "Ley Orgánica 2/2007, de 19 de marzo, de reforma del Estatuto de Autonomía para Andalucía" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 20 March 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
External links
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