Huércal-Overa is a town and a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Almería province
Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city gr ...
, in the
autonomous community
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Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...
, Spain, located near the border with the province of
Murcia
Murcia (, , ) is a city in south-eastern Spain, the capital and most populous city of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and the seventh largest city in the country. It has a population of 460,349 inhabitants in 2021 (about one ...
. The population of Huércal-Overa in 2018 was 18, 816. Huércal-Overa is situated in the Valley of Almanzora and its main economic sources have to do with agricultural activities. It is the main town of Levante Almeriense
shire
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. It celebrates its yearly fair on the 3rd weekend of October.
Demographics
High schools
Nowadays, this town has two secondary schools
IES Cura Valera an
IES Albujaira
References
External links
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- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
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- Diputación Provincial de Almería
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Villa de Huércal-Overa- Visita toda su gastronomía, fotos, foros deportes
Municipalities in the Province of Almería
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