Pulpí is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of Almería province, in the autonomous community of

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, Spain.

Demographics

Largest salad

On September 29, 2007, Pulpí tossed the world's largest

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, with 6,700 kilograms (14,740 pounds) of lettuce, tomato, onion, pepper and olives, supervised by 20 cooks over 3 hours. A

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was present to confirm the new record. The salad was prepared in a container 18 m (59 ft) long and 4.8 m (15.7 ft) wide. BBC NEWS, Spanish town in largest salad bid
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Pulpí Geode

In December 1999, the Pulpí Geode was discovered in the Pilar de Jaravía lead mine by the Grupo Mineralogista de Madri.

External links

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Pulpí
- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía *

- Diputación Provincial de Almería

References

Municipalities in the Province of Almería {{Almería-geo-stub