Ceuta

Ceuta
Autonomous ceety
Autonomous Ceety o Ceuta [Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta] (in Spaingie)
Ceuta, as seen from the belvedere of Isabel II, near the Moroccan border
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Location o the Autonomous Ceety o Ceuta
Coordinates: 35°53′18″N 5°18′56″W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous ceety	Ceuta
First settled	5t century BC
Cedit tae Spain	1 Januar 1668
Autonomy status	14 Mairch 1995
End o Muslim rule	14 August 1415
Foondit bi	Carthaginians
Govrenment
• Teep	Autonomous ceety
• Bodi	Palacio Municipal o Asamblea
• Mayor	Juan Jesús Vivas Lara (PP)
Area
• Total	18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
• Laund	18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Highest elevation	349 m (1,145 ft)
Population  (2000)
• Total	75,241
• Estimate  (2009)	78,674
• Density	4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ceutan
Time zone	UTC+1 (Madrid)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (Madrid)
ISO 3166-2	ES-CE
Postal code	51001 Ceuta
Offeecial leid	Spaingie
Parliament	Cortes Generales
Congress	1 deputy (oot o 350)
Senate	2 senators (oot o 264)
Website	www.ceuta.es

Ceuta (Spaingie pronunciation: [ˈθeuta]) is a wee autonomous ceety o Spain. It is an exclave locatit on the north coast o North Africae surroondit bi Morocco. Total laund area of 18.5-square-kilometre (7.1 sq mi). Separatit frae the Iberie peninsulae bi the Strait o Gibraltar, Ceuta lees on the border o the Mediterranean Sea an the Atlantic Ocean. Efter Spain returned Ifni tae Morocco in 1969, Ceuta an Melilla remained the sole Spaingie enclave territories athin mainland Africae. Ceuta wis deemit a pairt o the province o Cádiz prior tae 14 Mairch 1995, when the ceety's Statute o Autonomy wis passed.

Twin touns — sister ceeties

Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Spain

Ceuta is twinned wi:

• Aci Catena, Italy
• Algeciras, Spain
• Cádiz, Spain
• Guadalajara, Mexico
• Melilla, Spain
• Santarém, Portugal

Freemit airtins

• (in Spaingie) Offeecial Ceuta govrenment wabsteid