Arroyo de la Luz (Spanish: [aˈroʝo ðe la ˈluθ] ) is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 6607 inhabitants.
Arroyo de la Luz | |
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Coordinates: 39°29′2.52″N 6°35′4.48″W / 39.4840333°N 6.5845778°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Extremadura |
Province | Cáceres |
Comarca | Tajo-Salor |
Municipality | Arroyo de la Luz |
Area | |
• Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 352 m (1,155 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 5,851 |
• Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
It was put on lockdown by regional president Guillermo Fernández Vara in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, with 15 reported cases of COVID-19.[2]
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Vara pide a los vecinos de Arroyo de la Luz "confianza" en la decisión de decretar su aislamiento social" [Vara asks the residents of Arroyo de la Luz to "trust" in the decision to decree their social isolation]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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