Peralta (
Basque
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* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
: ''Azkoien'') is a town and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
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
Spain
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, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
. It is located 59.5 km from
Pamplona
Pamplona (; eu, Iruña or ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain. It is also the third-largest city in the greater Basque cultural region.
Lying at near above ...
, and is on the River
Arga, a tributary of the Aragon River which itself flows into the
Ebro
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. The population in 2020 was 5951 (
INE) 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
blazon
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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
Falces
Falces is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto ...
(North),
Marcilla (East),
Funes (South) and
Azagra (West)
Relief and hydrology
It's located in a zone formed by calize. Its river is
River Arga.
Demography
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Notable citizens
*
Miguel Irigaray Gorría (1850-1903), politician
*
Emilio Rodríguez Irazusta (1860-1919), inventor of the National Identity Document, a square is dedicated to him near to the church.
*
Santos Jorge, musician and composer of national anthem of
Panama
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.
*
Carlos Zalduendo, France
rugby league
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International, former president of the French Rugby League Federation et former president of
Toulouse Olympique
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The ...
.
References
External links
Ayuntamiento de PeraltaPERALTA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)
Municipalities in Navarre
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