Alfaro is a town and municipality in La Rioja, northern Spain. Its population in January 2009 was 9,883 inhabitants, and its area is 194.23 km2. It is known for the annual return and nesting of the 'Storks of Alfaro.'[2]

Alfaro
View of Alfaro
View of Alfaro
Flag of Alfaro
Coat of arms of Alfaro
Location within La Rioja.
Location within La Rioja.
Alfaro is located in La Rioja, Spain
Alfaro
Alfaro
Location in La Rioja
Alfaro is located in Spain
Alfaro
Alfaro
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°10′41″N 1°44′56″W / 42.17806°N 1.74889°W / 42.17806; -1.74889
Country Spain
Autonomous community La Rioja
ComarcaAlfaro
Area
 • Total194.23 km2 (74.99 sq mi)
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total9,460
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CET)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

During ancient Roman times, Alfaro was a municipium known as Graccuris; named after Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus.

Politics

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Mayors of Alfaro since 1956
Term Mayor Political Party
1956 Manuel Navajas Llorente
Enrique Tosantos Salazar
1956 - 1957 Manuel Castillo Castillo
1957 - 1958 José Ignacio de la Torre Belsué
1958 - 1959 Victorianos Ruiz Ramos
1959 - 1971 Emilio Bustamante Martín
1971 - 1972 Félix Arbizu Lestau
1972 - 1974 Eugenio Hernández Varea
1974 - 1977 Mariano Cuartero Ezpeleta
1977 - 1979 José Luis Prusen Vicente
List of mayors since the democratic elections of 1979
Term Mayor Political Party
1979–1983 Antonio Rodríguez Basulto UCD
1983–1987 Julián Jiménez Velilla PSOE
1987–1991 Julián Jiménez Velilla PSOE
1991–1995 Julián Jiménez Velilla PSOE
1995–1999 Clemente Bea Segura PP
1999–2003 María Concepción Iribar Fernández PP
2003–2007 Tomás Martínez PSOE
2007–2011 Tomás Martínez PSOE
2011–2015 María Yolanda Preciado Moreno PP
2015–2019 María Yolanda Preciado Moreno PP
2019–2023 Julián Jiménez Velilla PSOE
2023– María Yolanda Preciado Moreno PP

Landmarks

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  • Collegiate of San Miguel Arcángel, Alfaro
  • Church of Nuestra Señora del Burgo
  • Plaza de Toros de Alfaro

Festivals

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Festival dates in Alfaro:

  • Storks Day - during the first weekend in February
  • San Isidro—Spring Festival - May 15
  • San Roque—Summer Festival - August 14
  • Holy Mary Burgo—September Festival - September 9
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References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Eduardo de Juana; Ernest Garcia. The Birds of the Iberian Peninsula. p. 166.
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42°10′42″N 1°44′57″W / 42.17833°N 1.74917°W / 42.17833; -1.74917