Monachil

Monachil is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. As of 2018, it has a population of 7,826 inhabitants. It lies around 8 km from the city of Granada. It borders the municipalities of Huétor Vega, Cenes de la Vega, Pinos Genil, Güéjar Sierra, Dílar, La Zubia and Cájar.

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Settlement.settlement_type: municipality
Settlement.official_name: Monachil
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Monachil (Granada).svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Monachil (Granada).svg
Settlement.image_map: LocationMonachil.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Monachil
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Granada
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Monachil
Settlement.area_total_km2: 90.13
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.elevation_m: 792
Settlement.website: http://www.monachil.es/

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Official name: Monachil
Population: 8664
Area: 90.13
Elevation: 792
Official website: www.monachil.es
Image: Monachil (Granada).jpg
Licence plate code: GR

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postal code: 18193 (Monachil y [[Barrio de la Vega (Granada)
Commons category: Monachil
male population: 4094
female population: 3845
P8168: Udo

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Within the municipality of Monachil there are three distinct population centres: the old village, often referred to as Monachil Pueblo, the newer Barrio de la Vega and Pradollano, the resort village at the Sierra Nevada Ski Station. The ski station hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1996, the 2015 Winter Universiade, and the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017.