San Fernando, Cádiz
San Fernando is a toun in the province o Cádiz, Spain. It is hame tae mair nor 97,500 inhabitants. The ceety uisses the name "La Isla" (The Island), housomeivver, the ceety is nae langer a island, but a peninsula, as it haes been connectit tae the mainland. The fowk frae San Fernando are locally kent as "Cañaíllas" or "Isleños".
San Fernando | |
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 Castillo de Sancti Petri | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
.png) Location o San Fernando athin the province o Cádiz | |
  San Fernando Location in Andalusie | |
| Coordinates: 36°28′N 6°12′W / 36.467°N 6.200°W | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Autonomous commonty |  Andalusie |
| Province | Cádiz |
| Comarca | Bay o Cádiz |
| Judicial destrict | San Fernando |
| Commonwalth | Municipios de la Bahía de Cádiz |
| Govrenment | |
| • Alcalde | José Loaiza (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 96,366 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Isleño |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 11100 |
| Offeecial leid(s) | Spainyie |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
History
eeditIn history, the ceety played a paramount role when in 1810 durin the French occupation led bi Napoleon, San Fernando an Cadiz wur the anerly pairts o Spain which did no surrender tae the French.
The Cortes Generales met in the Comedy Theatre (nouadays kent as the Real Teatro de las Cortes) an stairtit the preparation for the first leeberal constitution o Spain, which wis appruivit in the neebourin ceety o Cádiz in 1812.
Flamenco sangster Camarón de la Isla wis born in San Fernando.
It haulds the Panteón de Marinos Ilustres.
Sister ceeties
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Demographics
eedit| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1999 | 87,179 | — |
| 2000 | 88,179 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 88,110 | −0.1% |
| 2002 | 88,333 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 88,490 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 90,178 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 92,666 | +2.8% |
| Source: INE (Spain) | ||
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Freemit airtins
eedit- San Fernando Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine – Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
- (in Spaingie) Ayuntamiento de San Fernando Archived 2006-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Spaingie) San Fernando Travel Guide Archived 2021-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae San Fernando. |
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