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Granada (/ ɡ r ə ˈ n ɑː d ə / grə-NAH-də; [3] Spanish: [ɡɾaˈnaða] ⓘ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro, the Genil, the Monachil and the Beiro.
This has always been predominantly Christian and largely Roman Catholic (due to the first occupants being French) and from the 1891 census we get a snapshot of the population and its religious proclivities - over half were Roman Catholic (55%), a third were Church of England (36%), others listed were Wesleyan (6%) and Presbyterian (0.88%).
The origin of the name "Grenada" is obscure, but it is likely that Spanish sailors named the island for the Andalusian city of Granada. [8] [16] The name "Granada" was recorded by Spanish maps in the 1520s and referred to the islands to the north as Los Granadillos ("Little Granadas"); [13] although those named islands were deemed the property of the King of Spain, there are no records to ...
The coast of Granada province is known as the Costa Tropical. It attracts large numbers of both Spanish and foreign holiday-makers. The main resorts are Almuñecar, Salobreña and La Herradura. The city of Granada brings in tourists from all over the world thanks to its Moorish architecture, especially the famous Alhambra palace.
As of 1 January 2025, Spain had a total population of 49,077,984 [2] The modern Kingdom of Spain arose from the accretion of several independent Iberian realms, including the Kingdoms of León, Castile, Navarre, the Crown of Aragon and Granada, all of which, together with the modern state of Portugal, were successor states to the late antique ...
Estimates of the population are only tentative, but the population of the entire emirate may have been around 300,000 [121] and the population of Granada itself around 50,000. [30] Around 1314, Aragonese envoys at the Council of Vienne claimed that the emirate had a population of 200,000, but the basis for this estimate is unknown. [122]
+ a new municipality of Játar was created in 2015 from part of Arenas del Rey municipality. ++ two new municipalities have been created out of parts of Iznalloz municipality - Dehesas Viejas in 2014 and Domingo Pérez in 2015; the 2018 figure for Iznalloz reflects these changes.
Population [1] • Metro. 543,816 ... The metropolitan area is located in the Province of Granada, with an area of 973 km 2. Economy