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City in Granada, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peligros is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2013 census (INE), the city has a population of 11,126 inhabitants. It is located next to Pulianas, Maracena, Albolote, Calicasas and Güevejar. It includes a small urbanization called Monteluz.
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Peligros is one of the fifty two entities that compose the Metropolitan Area of Granada. In 2013 it had 11,126 inhabitants. Its surface area is about 10 km² and it has population density of 1097.24 inhabitants per km². It is at an altitude of 680 meters above sea level, and is 5 km from the centre of Granada.
The name of the municipality comes from the word Paluculum, a Latin term of the Roman Empire. This word means "place where you can find a lake with hazardous floods of water."
Some centuries after, the Muslims (trying to reach the Northern part of Spain) transformed the place, and renamed it as "Bericulos." Finally, the name was influenced in Peligros by the Spanish language.
It is known that there were Roman settlements, and during the Muslim domination it was a farmstead from "La Vega." In 1431, it was the site of the battle of "La Higueruela" between Christians and Muslims. Here, the army of Granada lost more than 10,000 men.
After the ejection of the Moors, Peligros' population suffered a decline to a hundred of inhabitants, and its development took place during the 18th century.
When the Reconquest finished and the settlement of the owners was normalized at their respective places, of the 20 families who returned to Peligros, 16 were of Muslim origin, the other 4 were Christians. Between the last decade of the 15th century and 1578, the population did not change.
At the time the moors were expelled, there were only 5 families in the village, but 16 more settlers arrived. In 1578 the population was of 21 families with 84 total people. in the 17th century there were 57 vecinos, but in 1840 the population had increased by 200%, so 157 vecinos.
Nowadays there is a population of 10,385 inhabitants, due to its proximity to the city of Granada, like many other towns in the metropolitan area, has become a "dormitory town", has been developed enough, both in population and infrastructure. 1.81% of the registered population is foreign (189 inhabitants), mostly from Morocco, although lately there are many Portuguese and Latin, mostly building workers.
Its economy is mainly based on agriculture (oats, melons, olive oil) and trade (with 1,221 places) that employ about 1,080 employees. The labor market in 2006 recorded an unemployment rate of about 442 unemployed and about 5,339 contracts of which about 690 are undefined. Household disposable income per capita is between €9,300 and €10,200.
The results of the last municipal elections in Peligros, in May 2015, were:
| Political party | Votes | % | Councilors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganemos Peligros Para la Gente (PG) | 2,552 | 49.64% | 9 |
| Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) | 1,331 | 25.89% | 4 |
| Partido Popular (PP) | 1,148 | 22.33% | 4 |
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