Arboleas

Place in Andalusia, Spain

Arboleas, Spain

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Coordinates: 37°21′N 2°04′W﻿ / ﻿37.350°N 2.067°W﻿ / 37.350; -2.067
Country| Spain
Community| Andalusia
Municipality| Almería
Government

• Alcalde| José Juan Ramos Ramos (PP)
Area

• Total

| 65 km2 (25.1 sq mi)
Elevation

| 278 m (917 ft)
Population

(2018)[1]

• Total

| 4,586
• Density| 43.4/km2 (112.3/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)

Arboleas is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

View of Arboleas

Found in the Almanzora valley, Arboleas is a small town on the bank of the now dryAlmanzora River, in the spurs of the Sierra de los Filabres.

It has a strong agricultural economy growing citrus, olive trees, almond trees and cereals such as wheat and barley.

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1999| 1,540| —
2000| 1,540| +0.0%
2001| 1,615| +4.9%
2002| 1,782| +10.3%
2003| 2,000| +12.2%
2004| 2,310| +15.5%
2005| 2,819| +22.0%
2017| 4,463| +58.3%
Source: INE (Spain)

* Distance to the capital (km): 120
* Local Inhabitants: Arboleanos
* Number of Inhabitants: 1540
* Postal Code: 04660

The village of Arboleas is situated on the riverbank in the Almanzora valley, one of many small settlements along the course of the (now dry) Almanzora river, which once watered the fertile plain. It has a strong agricultural economy, producing citrus fruit, olives, almonds and cereals. Its history can be traced back to prehistoric times, through to the Romans, Moors and Christians, though the origins of the present village are medieval.

## Places of interest

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* Church of Santiago, late 19th century
* Torre de Arboleas, possibly a 15th-century watchtower, now a clock
* The bridge over the river

## Festivals

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* Santa Ana, 26 July
* San Roque, 15 August
* Virgen del Pilar, 12 October
* Patron Saint festivities, last Sunday in October

## References

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1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

## External links

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* (in Spanish) Arboleas \- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
* (in Spanish) Arboleas Archived 3 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine \- Diputación Provincial de Almería

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Municipalities of the province of Almería

* Abla
* Abrucena
* Adra
* Alboloduy
* Albox
* Albanchez
* Alcolea
* Alcóntar
* Alcudia de Monteagud
* Alhabia
* Alhama de Almería
* Alicún
* Almería
* Almócita
* Alsodux
* Antas
* Arboleas
* Armuña de Almanzora
* Bacares
* Balanegra
* Bayárcal
* Bayarque
* Bédar
* Beires
* Benahadux
* Benitagla
* Benizalón
* Bentarique
* Berja
* Canjáyar
* Cantoria
* Carboneras
* Castro de Filabres
* Chercos
* Cóbdar
* Chirivel
* Cuevas del Almanzora
* Dalías
* El Ejido
* Enix
* Felix
* Fines
* Fiñana
* Fondón
* Gádor
* Los Gallardos
* Garrucha
* Gérgal
* Huécija
* Huércal de Almería
* Huércal-Overa
* Íllar
* Instinción
* Laroya
* Lubrín
* Lucainena de Las Torres
* Laujar de Andarax
* Líjar
* Lúcar
* Macael
* María
* Mojácar
* La Mojonera
* Nacimiento
* Níjar
* Ohanes
* Olula de Castro
* Olula del Río
* Oria
* Padules
* Partaloa
* Paterna del Río
* Pechina
* Pulpí
* Purchena
* Rágol
* Rioja
* Roquetas de Mar
* Santa Cruz de Marchena
* Santa Fe de Mondújar
* Senés
* Serón
* Sierro
* Somontín
* Sorbas
* Suflí
* Tabernas
* Taberno
* Tahal
* Terque
* Tíjola
* Las Tres Villas
* Turre
* Turrillas
* Uleila del Campo
* Urrácal
* Velefique
* Vélez-Blanco
* Vélez-Rubio
* Vera
* Viator
* Vícar
* Zurgena

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