Villaricos Explained

Villaricos
Coordinates:37.2492°N -1.7711°W
Population Total:626
Subdivision Type:Region
Subdivision Name:Levante Almeriense
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Cuevas del Almanzora
Area Total Km2:63
Elevation M:3

Villaricos is a coastal district located in Cuevas del Almanzora, Spain.[1] [2] On 5 April 1863 the barque Candahar was driven ashore at Villaricos and broke in two.[3] [4] By 2018 it has 626 inhabitants, 335 men and 291 women.[5] Baria, an archaeological site, was found in Villaricos.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Minería en la Sierra Almagrera (s. XIX-XX). . 4 November 2019 . Arqueoweb . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20110202173758/http://www.arqueoweb.com/playazo/inthistorica.htm . 2 February 2011.
  2. Web site: Cuevas del Almanzora... mil razones para visitarla . 4 November 2019 . Cuevas del Almanzora . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20110902162505/http://www.cuevasdelalmanzora.net/pedanias.html . 2 September 2011.
  3. News: Mercantile Ship News . The Standard . London . 18 April 1863 . 12070 . 7 .
  4. Web site: Candahar . Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust . 11 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional a 1 de enero . 4 November 2019 . . es.
  6. Web site: Baria . 4 November 2019 . Arraez Editores . es.

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