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Guadix
Municipality in Granada, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guadix (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaˈðiks]; Local pronunciation: [waˈðih]) is a city and municipality in southern Spain, in the province of Granada.
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Guadix | |
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Coordinates: 37°18′2″N 3°8′6″W | |
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Judicial district | Guadix |
Comarca | Guadix |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jesús Rafael Lorente Fernández (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 317 km2 (122 sq mi) |
Elevation | 913 m (2,995 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 18,718 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Demonym | accitano/a |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 18500 |
Website | Official website |
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The city lies at an altitude of 913 metres,[2] in the centre of the Hoya of Guadix, a high plain at the northern foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is located on the Linares Baeza–Almería railway. The city was built in the vicinity of gullies and badlands.