Lújar Explained

Official Name:Lújar, Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Andalusia
Subdivision Name3:Lújar
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Party:People's Party
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:José Antonio González Cabrera
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:36.88
Elevation M:895
Population As Of:2023
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:480
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:36.7875°N -3.4014°W

Lújar is a village in southern Spain in the Sierra Nevada, a couple of kilometres inland from the coast and the city of Motril along a fairly precipitous road. Its coordinates are (36.7877, -3.4016). Its population is approximately 500.

History

The village was one of the first to be taken during the Spanish Civil War.

Facilities

There is a municipal open air swimming pool at the western end of the village, and a couple of bars.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corporación . lujar.es . 18 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Entidades Locales . ssweb.seap.minhap.es . 18 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Nomenclator: Poblacion del Padron Continuo . www.ine.es . 18 April 2024.