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Rota
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Spanish municipality located in Cádiz Province, Andalusia
Rota is a town in southern Spain located in Cádiz Province within the Andalusia region. It is notable as the site of a major United States military base, which has made it strategically important to both Spanish and American interests.
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Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Province
- Cádiz
- Mayor
- José Javier Ruiz Arana PSOE
- Total
- 84 km (32 sq mi)
- Land
- 84 km (32 sq mi)
- Water
- 0.00 km (0 sq mi)
- Density
- 350/km (900/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Roteño
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Website
- www .aytorota .es
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Rota
- Population
- 29552
- Area
- 84
- Elevation
- 9
- Official website
- www.aytorota.es
- Image
- Rota playa de la costilla.jpg
- Licence plate code
- CA
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- postal code
- 11520
- Commons gallery
- Rota (Cádiz)
- male population
- 14505
- female population
- 14604
- Commons category
- Rota (Cádiz)
- P8168
- Prokofiev
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Article
Rota is a municipality and town in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. Its surface area is 84 km and is bordered by the towns of Chipiona, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María. It is located near the city of Jerez de la Frontera and is 36 kilometers away from the provincial capital, Cádiz. It had in the year 2009 28,516 inhabitants, with a density of 339 inhabitants / km. It belongs to two associations, the Association of Municipalities of Cádiz Bay along with the municipalities of Cádiz, Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa María, San Fernando, Chiclana de la Frontera and Puerto Real; and the Association of Municipalities of the Lower Guadalquivir that comprises municipalities of Northwest Coast of Andalusia.
Located along the Bay of Cádiz in the Atlantic Ocean, it is halfway between Portugal and Gibraltar, is predominantly a tourist town, a vacation/holiday destination for travelers from all over Europe. During the low season, its main business activity is the fishing industry. In the municipality is located the Naval Station Rota, which is the largest source of employment to the municipality. It also served as a transoceanic abort landing site for the Space Shuttle program.