Peralta (

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located in the province and autonomous community of

Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

, northern

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. It is located 59.5 km from

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, and is on the River Arga, a tributary of the Aragon River which itself flows into the

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. The population in 2020 was 5951 (

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) inhabitants. Peralta is one of twenty-seven municipalities that make up the Merindad de Olite in the southern part of Navarre.

Symbology

Flag

The flag's description:
''It's formed by a cloth of 2/3 proportion, red with the shield of the municipality in the center.''

Shield

The Escutcheon of the municipality of Peralta has the following

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:
''A bridge of gold arches on a river, with a tower of the same material''

Geography

Location

It's located in the south part of the Foral Community of Navarre. It has an area of 89 km² and has its limit with

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(North),

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(East), Funes (South) and

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(West)

Relief and hydrology

It's located in a zone formed by calize. Its river is

River Arga The Arga is a river of Navarre, in Spain, and is a tributary of the Aragón River, itself a tributary of the river Ebro. The Arga was known as the river Runa in antiquity. Situated in the north-east of Spain, the river stretches some and has a b ...

Demography

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Notable citizens

Miguel Irigaray Gorría Miguel Irigaray Gorría (1850–1903) was a Spanish Carlist politician from Navarre. His career climaxed during three terms in Congreso de los Diputados, the lower chamber of the Cortes; in 1896–1898 (from Tudela), 1901–1903 (from Aoiz) and ...

(1850-1903), politician *

Emilio Rodríguez Irazusta Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (dis ...

(1860-1919), inventor of the National Identity Document, a square is dedicated to him near to the church. *

Santos Jorge Santos Jorge Amatriaim (1870–1941), composed the music for the Panamanian national anthem "Himno Istmeno". Santos Jorge was born in Peralta, Navarre, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo ...

, musician and composer of national anthem of

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. *

Carlos Zalduendo Carlos Zalduendo ( French: ''Charles Zalduendo'') (born in Peralta, 17 August 1952) is a French former rugby league footballer and the chairman of the Toulouse Olympique club. Between 2012 and 2016, he was president of the French Rugby League ...

, France

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International, former president of the French Rugby League Federation et former president of

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References

External links

Ayuntamiento de Peralta

PERALTA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Municipalities in Navarre {{navarre-geo-stub