La Atunara | |
Settlement Type: | Barriada (pedanía) |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Cádiz#Spain Andalusia#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Province of Cádiz |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Campo de Gibraltar |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | La Línea de la Concepción |
Subdivision Type5: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name5: | Algeciras |
Coordinates: | 36.1733°N -5.3369°W |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Blank Info Sec1: | Spanish |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
La Atunara known also as just Atunara is a suburb and the fishing port area of La Línea de la Concepción in the Province of Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain. People from this area are known as 'Atunareños'.[1] The beach named after the area known as Playa de La Atunara, is one of the most popular in the area.
Atunara was mentioned in a Royal Dispatch of 6 March 1634, being under the jurisdiction of the "Tercio del Mar de Marbella y Estepona" in the Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castile) and is thus the oldest existing settlement in what is now La Linea de la Concepcion.
Traditional tuna fishing called Almadraba was the main source of employment in Atunara until the 1990s when it saw a decline and the area has since had a high level of unemployment and has since been an area known for smuggling tobacco and Hashish.[2] [3]