Ceuta
Ceuta | |
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| Autonomous Ceety o Ceuta [Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (in Spaingie) | |
 Ceuta, as seen from the belvedere of Isabel II, near the Moroccan border | |
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 Location o the Autonomous Ceety o Ceuta | |
| Coordinates: 35°53′18″N 5°18′56″W / 35.88833°N 5.31556°WCoordinates: 35°53′18″N 5°18′56″W / 35.88833°N 5.31556°W | |
| Kintra | Spain |
| Autonomous ceety | Ceuta |
| First settled | 5t century BC |
| Cedit tae Spain | 1 Januar 1668 |
| Autonomy status | 14 Mairch 1995 |
| End o Muslim rule | 14 August 1415 |
| Foondit bi | Carthaginians |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Autonomous ceety |
| • Bodi | Palacio Municipal o Asamblea |
| • Mayor | Juan Jesús Vivas Lara (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
| Population (2000)[2] | |
| • Total | 75,241 |
| • Estimate (2009) | 78,674 |
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ceutan |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Madrid) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (Madrid) |
| ISO 3166-2 | ES-CE |
| Postal code | 51001 Ceuta |
| Offeecial leid | Spaingie |
| Parliament | Cortes Generales |
| Congress | 1 deputy (oot o 350) |
| Senate | 2 senators (oot o 264) |
| Website | www |
Ceuta (Spaingie pronunciation: [ˈθeuta]) is a wee autonomous ceety o Spain. It is an exclave locatit on the north coast o North Africae surroondit bi Morocco. Total laund area of 18.5-square-kilometre (7.1 sq mi). Separatit frae the Iberie peninsulae bi the Strait o Gibraltar, Ceuta lees on the border o the Mediterranean Sea an the Atlantic Ocean. Efter Spain returned Ifni tae Morocco in 1969, Ceuta an Melilla remained the sole Spaingie enclave territories athin mainland Africae. Ceuta wis deemit a pairt o the province o Cádiz prior tae 14 Mairch 1995, when the ceety's Statute o Autonomy wis passed.
Twin touns — sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Ceuta is twinned wi:
Aci Catena, Italy
Algeciras, Spain- Cádiz, Spain
Guadalajara, Mexico- Melilla, Spain
Santarém, Portugal
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Monte Anyera
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 17 Julie 2013. Retrieved 20 Julie 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
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