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| Huércal-Overa, Spain | |
|---|---|
 View of Huércal-Overa | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 37°23′N 1°56′W / 37.383°N 1.933°W / 37.383; -1.933 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Andalusia |
| Municipality | Almería |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Diego Fernandez (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 318 km (123 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 18,816 |
| • Density | 59/km (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Huércal-Overa is a town and a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, located near the border with the province of Murcia. The population of Huércal-Overa in 2018 was 18, 816. Huércal-Overa is situated in the Valley of Almanzora and its main economic sources have to do with agricultural activities. It is the main town of Levante Almeriense shire. It celebrates its yearly fair on the 3rd weekend of October.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 15,763 | — |
| 1999 | 13,870 | −12.0% |
| 2000 | 13,999 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 14,293 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 14,672 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 15,059 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 15,540 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 16,156 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 16,170 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 16,360 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 16,834 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 17,645 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 18,278 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 18,580 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 18,686 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 18,925 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 18,374 | −2.9% |
| Source: "Huércal Overa" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 854. and INE (Spain) | ||
Climate
Huércal-Overa has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification: BWk) closely bordering on a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh) with mild, moderately dry winters and hot, dry summers. As well as several regions of the province of Almería, Huércal-Overa has very low annual rainfall, often below 250 millimetres (9.8 in) with most precipitation occurring during the autumn.
| Climate data for Huércal-Overa (2005–2024), extremes (2001-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
37.4 (99.3) |
41.5 (106.7) |
44.0 (111.2) |
42.6 (108.7) |
39.4 (102.9) |
35.3 (95.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
44.0 (111.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.7 (74.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.8 (64.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.9 (53.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.5 (1.16) |
9.8 (0.39) |
28.9 (1.14) |
26.0 (1.02) |
16.4 (0.65) |
6.7 (0.26) |
3.3 (0.13) |
6.8 (0.27) |
48.7 (1.92) |
14.6 (0.57) |
23.8 (0.94) |
19.7 (0.78) |
234.2 (9.23) |
| Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia | |||||||||||||
High schools
Nowadays, this town has two secondary schools: IES Cura Valera Archived 2021-01-22 at the Wayback Machine and IES Albujaira Archived 2020-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- "Valores Climatologicos normales". AEMET. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- "AEMET OpenData". Aemet.es. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
External links
- (in Spanish) Huércal-Overa - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
- (in Spanish) Huércal-Overa - Diputación Provincial de Almería
- (in Spanish) Villa de Huércal-Overa - Visita toda su gastronomía, fotos, foros deportes
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