Gualchos

Gualchos
Municipality

Coat of arms

Location of Gualchos
Gualchos

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 36°45′N 3°23′W / 36.750°N 3.383°W / 36.750; -3.383Coordinates: 36°45′N 3°23′W / 36.750°N 3.383°W / 36.750; -3.383
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Andalusia
Province Granada
Comarca Costa Tropical
Judicial district Motril
Government
  Alcalde Miguel Díaz Juárez(2007)
Area
  Total 31.03 km2 (11.98 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Total 4,126
  Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Demonym(s) gualchero/a
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Gualchos (or Gualchos-Castell de Ferro) is a town in the Spanish province of Granada. It has an area of 31 square kilometers and a population, in 2001, of 2,759, for a population density of 89 people per square kilometer.

Natural environment

The environment of what the natives call Eagle Peak, has elements of remarkable value, which grow spontaneously and without any cropping the it, esparto, palm, several species of thyme and other medicinal plants such as zahareña (cattails), very good for healing wounds, according to popular belief, though the natives attributed other properties. You can also find numerous species of fauna: ibex, boar is, rabbits, Hare s, etc.

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