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Gualchos
Municipality
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Location of Gualchos
GualchosLocation in Spain
Coordinates: 36°44′38.5″N 3°23′23.6″W / 36.744028°N 3.389889°W / 36.744028; -3.389889
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Granada
Comarca	Costa Tropical
Judicial district	Motril
Government
• Alcalde	Miguel Díaz Juárez(2007)
Area
• Total	31.03 km (11.98 sq mi)
Population
• Total	5,210
• Density	170/km (430/sq mi)
Demonym	gualchero/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Gualchos (or Gualchos-Castell de Ferro) is a town in the Spanish province of Granada. It has an area of 31 square kilometers and a population, in 2001, of 2,759, for a population density of 89 people per square kilometer.

Natural environment

The environment of what the natives call Eagle Peak, has elements of remarkable value, which grow spontaneously and without any cropping the it, esparto, palm, several species of thyme and other medicinal plants such as zahareña (cattails), very good for healing wounds, according to popular belief, though the natives attributed other properties. You can also find numerous species of fauna: ibex, boar is, rabbits, hares, etc.

See also

• List of municipalities in Granada

References

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

External links

• Website of the City of Gualchos Archived 2020-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Photos of the town of Gualchos

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