Historically an area of fishermen and farmers, Guardamar del Segura is the southernmost point where Valencian is spoken. A Phoenician colony, called Herna by Roman geographerAvienius in his book Ora Maritima was the first settlement near the mouth of Segura river,[2] In Spanish, "guardar" means "safekeeping" and "mar" means "sea", and this is another possible basis for its current name.
Guardamar is the southernmost Catalan-speaking town and in 1991 41.8% of the town's residents could speak it.[3] Guardamar hosts local festivals like Moros i Cristians, L'Encantà, and Fogueres de Sant Joan, which commemorate its history.
The INE (Spanish Census) of 2006 showed that the city had 14,261 residents. By January 2011 this figure had reached 16,863 of which 10,051 were Spanish. The total dropped by 2015 to 15,589. The most prominent nationalities in 2015 were:
Carmen Verdú is the mayor of the city. In the latest municipal elections of May 2011, Carmen Verdú of the People's Party (Partido Popular) won the elections with an absolute majority, larger than the one the former major (María Elena Albentosa) had, while the opposition (Socialist Party) lost some of their popular support. She is the second woman ever to occupy this position.
At the 2015 local elections, the political composition on the local council was:
^Bierling, Marilyn R. and Gitin, Seymour (2002). The Phoenicians in Spain: an archaeological review of the eighth-sixth centuries B.C.E.: a collection of articles translated from Spanish. Eisenbrauns, p. 124. ISBN1-57506-056-6
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guardamar, segura, valencian, pronunciation, ˌɡwaɾðaˈmaɾ, ðel, seˈɣuɾa, briefly, guardamar, municipality, province, alicante, located, mouth, river, segura, southern, valencia, autonomous, community, spain, mediterranean, resort, with, large, pine, forest, abu. Guardamar del Segura Valencian pronunciation ˌɡwaɾdaˈmaɾ del seˈɣuɾa or briefly Guardamar is a municipality of the province of Alicante located at the mouth of the river Segura in southern Valencia autonomous community Spain It is a Mediterranean resort with a large pine forest abutting an 11 km long white sand beach Guardamar del SeguraMunicipalityFlagCoat of armsGuardamar del SeguraLocation in SpainShow map of Province of AlicanteGuardamar del SeguraGuardamar del Segura Valencian Community Show map of Valencian CommunityGuardamar del SeguraGuardamar del Segura Spain Show map of SpainCoordinates 38 5 23 N 0 39 18 W 38 08972 N 0 65500 W 38 08972 0 65500Country SpainAutonomous community Valencian CommunityProvinceAlicanteComarcaEl Baix Segura La Vega BajaJudicial districtTorreviejaFounded10th centuryGovernment MayorCarmen Verdu 2011 PP Area Total35 58 km2 13 74 sq mi Elevation25 m 82 ft Population 2018 1 Total15 058 Density420 km2 1 100 sq mi DemonymGuardamarenco m guardamarenca f Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code03140 and 03149Dialing code965 and 966Official language s Spanish and Valencian Historically an area of fishermen and farmers Guardamar del Segura is the southernmost point where Valencian is spoken A Phoenician colony called Herna by Roman geographer Avienius in his book Ora Maritima was the first settlement near the mouth of Segura river 2 In Spanish guardar means safekeeping and mar means sea and this is another possible basis for its current name Guardamar is the southernmost Catalan speaking town and in 1991 41 8 of the town s residents could speak it 3 Guardamar hosts local festivals like Moros i Cristians L Encanta and Fogueres de Sant Joan which commemorate its history Contents 1 Population 2 Government 3 Geography 3 1 Climate 4 Points of interests 5 References 6 External linksPopulation editThe INE Spanish Census of 2006 showed that the city had 14 261 residents By January 2011 this figure had reached 16 863 of which 10 051 were Spanish The total dropped by 2015 to 15 589 The most prominent nationalities in 2015 were Historical population 1857 2015 4 Year Population Year Population 1857 2 696 1960 4 586 1887 2 549 1970 4 715 1900 2 862 1981 5 708 1910 2 898 1991 7 513 1920 3 067 2001 9 944 1930 4 016 2004 12 215 1940 4 703 2007 15 132 1950 4 704 2011 16 683 2015 15 589 Foreign population official data 2015 Nationality Percentage nbsp United Kingdom 8 93 nbsp Russia 3 49 nbsp Bulgaria 2 24 nbsp Germany 2 02 nbsp Ukraine 1 92 nbsp Morocco 1 71 nbsp Romania 1 37 nbsp China 0 84 nbsp Italy 0 76Government edit nbsp Guardamar City Hall Carmen Verdu is the mayor of the city In the latest municipal elections of May 2011 Carmen Verdu of the People s Party Partido Popular won the elections with an absolute majority larger than the one the former major Maria Elena Albentosa had while the opposition Socialist Party lost some of their popular support She is the second woman ever to occupy this position At the 2015 local elections the political composition on the local council was Party 5 Seats PP 8 PSOE 7 IU Acord Ciutada 1 We Want Guardamar del Segura 1Geography editClimate edit Climate data for Guardamar del Segura Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum C F 16 61 17 63 19 66 20 68 23 73 27 81 30 86 31 88 28 82 24 75 20 68 17 63 23 73 Mean daily minimum C F 6 43 7 45 8 46 10 50 13 55 16 61 19 66 20 68 18 64 14 57 10 50 7 45 12 54 Average precipitation mm inches 25 1 0 29 1 1 28 1 1 34 1 3 29 1 1 20 0 8 7 0 3 13 0 5 37 1 5 67 2 6 46 1 8 36 1 4 371 14 5 Source holiday weather comPoints of interests editTorreta de Guardamar a radio mast The tallest military structure in the European Union References edit Municipal Register of Spain 2018 National Statistics Institute Bierling Marilyn R and Gitin Seymour 2002 The Phoenicians in Spain an archaeological review of the eighth sixth centuries B C E a collection of articles translated from Spanish Eisenbrauns p 124 ISBN 1 57506 056 6 Fons estadistic documental Generalitat Valenciana www edu gva es Retrieved 20 April 2018 from 1857 national census MIR Guardamar de Segura External links editAgrupacion Musical de Guardamar del Segura guardamardelsegura com Guardamar del Segura Quiz at LetsQuiz nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guardamar del Segura Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guardamar del Segura amp oldid 1220037787, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
