Cádiz
Cádiz | |
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Municipality | |
Aerial view of Cadiz Cádiz Cathedral Monument to the Constitution of 1812 Parque Genovés Cárcel Real | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Cádiz | |
| Coordinates: 36°32′06″N 06°17′51″W / 36.53500°N 6.29750°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Andalusia |
| Province | Cádiz |
| Founded | Phoenicians; traditionally claimed to be around 1100 BC |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ayuntamiento |
| • Body | Ayuntamiento de Cádiz |
| • Mayor | Bruno García (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.10 km2 (4.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 110,914 |
| • Density | 9,200/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Gaditano (m), Gaditana (f) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 11001 |
| Dialing code | (+34) 956 |
| Website | www |
Cádiz (/kəˈdɪz/ kə-DIZ, US also /ˈkeɪdɪz, ˈkæd-, ˈkɑːd-/ KAY-diz, KA(H)D-iz,[2][3][4] Spanish: [ˈkaðiθ]) is a city in Spain and the capital of the Province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula off the Atlantic Ocean separated from neighbouring San Fernando by a narrow isthmus. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, Cádiz was founded by the Phoenicians as a trading post.[5][6] In the 18th century, the Port in the Bay of Cádiz consolidated as the main harbour of mainland Spain, enjoying the virtual monopoly of trade with the Americas until 1778. It is also the site of the University of Cádiz.
Situated on a narrow slice of land surrounded by the sea‚ Cádiz is, in most respects, a typical Andalusian city with well-preserved historical landmarks. The older part of Cádiz, within the remnants of the city walls, is commonly referred to as the Old Town (Spanish: Casco Antiguo), and represents a large area of the total size of the city. It is characterized by the antiquity of its various quarters (barrios), among them El Pópulo, La Viña, and Santa María, which present a marked contrast to the newer areas of town. While the Old City's street plan consists of narrow winding alleys connecting large plazas, newer areas of Cádiz typically have wide avenues and more modern buildings. The city is dotted with parks where exotic plants flourish, including giant trees supposedly brought to the Iberian Peninsula from the New World. This includes the historic Parque Genovés.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Cádiz". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "Cádiz". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Cádiz". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Strabo, Geographica 3.5.5
- ^ 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. Penn State Press. pp. 156–157. ISBN 978-1-57506-529-8.