Tharsis, Huelva Explained

Official Name:	Tharsis
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Spain
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Type3:	Comarca
Subdivision Type4:	Municipality
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Name:	Lorenzo Gómez Volante (PSOE)
Elevation:	265
Population As Of:	2013
Population Total:	1840
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Demonym:	Tharsileño
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Coordinates:	37.5997°N -7.1211°W
Postal Code:	21530

Tharsis is a village that is part of the Alosno municipality in the province of Huelva, Spain.^[1] According to the 2013 census, the village has a population of 1,840 inhabitants.^{[2] [3]}

Mining

Tharsis is a mining town where the Filón Sur Mine, known for its fine goethite specimens, is located.

Filon Sur Mine

See also

• Alosno
• Compañía Española de Minas de Tharsis
• Nueva Tharsis
• Tharsis Sulphur and Copper Company Limited
• Tharsis-La Zarza mining basin
• Tharsis railway line

External links

• • Amigos de Tharsis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alosno - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía . . Consejería de Economía y Hacienda . . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20100301070049/http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadistica/sima/htm/sm21006.htm . 1 March 2010.
2. Web site: Núcleos de población de Alosno (Huelva) . 7 October 2019 . . es . Consejería de Economía, Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidad . Junta de Andalucía.
3. Web site: Alosno . 7 October 2019 . Instituto de Estadística y Cartografía . es . Consejería de Economía, Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidad . . 29 July 2019.