Official Name: | Vélez-Rubio |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Almería#Spain Andalusia#Spain |
Pushpin Label: | Vélez-Rubio |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Vélez-Rubio within the Province of Almería##Location of Vélez-Rubio within Andalusia##Location of Vélez-Rubio within Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Los Vélez |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Miguel Martínez-Carlón Manchón |
Leader Party: | PP |
Area Total Km2: | 282 |
Population Note: | (INE) |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 37.65°N -6°W |
Elevation M: | 847 |
Vélez-Rubio (pronounced as /es/) is a municipality in the province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
There have been people living the region for 30,000 years. The present location is from the 15th-16th centuries, when Moriscos and Christians came to live in the Fatín area, and expanded the town around the church and the town hall. The greatest development took place during the 18th and 19th centuries, when the straightest and largest streets, and most luxurious buildings were built.