Arenas del Rey is a village located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the city had a population of 1,231 inhabitants.[2]
Arenas del Rey was the worst affected village in the Andalusian earthquake of 25 December 1884. Almost 90% of the houses collapsed, and the rest were badly damaged. The whole village was a pile of rubble. The church and all other public buildings were destroyed. There were 135 deaths and 253 people were injured. The snowfall that followed caused up to three more deaths per day for over a week.[3]
arenas, village, located, province, granada, spain, according, 2006, census, city, population, inhabitants, municipalityflagseallocation, coordinates, 95778, 89972, 95778, 89972countryspainautonomous, communityandalusiaprovincegranadacomarcacomarca, alhamaarea. Arenas del Rey is a village located in the province of Granada Spain According to the 2006 census INE the city had a population of 1 231 inhabitants 2 Arenas del ReyMunicipalityFlagSealLocation of Arenas del ReyCoordinates 36 57 28 N 3 53 59 W 36 95778 N 3 89972 W 36 95778 3 89972CountrySpainAutonomous communityAndalusiaProvinceGranadaComarcaComarca de AlhamaArea Total116 km2 45 sq mi Elevation874 m 2 867 ft Population 2018 1 Total1 178 Density10 km2 26 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST The village is just north of the Sierras of Tejeda Almijara and Alhama Natural Park Arenas del Rey was the worst affected village in the Andalusian earthquake of 25 December 1884 Almost 90 of the houses collapsed and the rest were badly damaged The whole village was a pile of rubble The church and all other public buildings were destroyed There were 135 deaths and 253 people were injured The snowfall that followed caused up to three more deaths per day for over a week 3 The church in Arenas del Rey after the earthquakeReferences edit Municipal Register of Spain 2018 National Statistics Institute Granada Population by municipality and sex www ine es Retrieved 2017 12 25 Vidal Sanchez Francisco 2011 Terremoto de Alhama de Granada de 1884 y su impacto Anuari Verdaguer in Spanish 19 retrieved 2019 08 20 nbsp This article about a location in the province of Granada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arenas del Rey amp oldid 1044498668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
