Logroño
Municipality in La Rioja, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the town in Ecuador, see Logroño, Ecuador.
Logroño (Spanish: [loˈɣɾoɲo] ⓘ) is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. Located in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, primarily in the right (South) bank of the Ebro River, Logroño has historically been a place of passage, such as the Camino de Santiago. Its borders were disputed between the Iberian kingdoms of Castille, Navarre and Aragon during the Middle Ages.
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Coordinates: 42°27′54″N 2°26′44″W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | La Rioja |
Comarca | Rioja Media |
Government | |
• Mayor | Conrado Escobar (PP) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 79.57 km2 (30.72 sq mi) |
Elevation | 384 m (1,260 ft) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Municipality | 152,485 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 197,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www |
336 km (209 mi) to Madrid; Fuero given in 1095 |
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The population of the city in 2021 was 150,808 while the metropolitan area included nearly 200,000 inhabitants. The city is a centre of trade of Rioja wine, for which the area is noted, and manufacturing of wood, metal and textile products.