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
Arroyo de la Luz is located in Spain
Arroyo de la Luz
Arroyo de la Luz
Location of Arroyo de la Luz within Spain
Arroyo de la Luz is located in Extremadura
Arroyo de la Luz
Arroyo de la Luz
Location of Arroyo de la Luz within Extremadura
Coordinates: 39°29′2.52″N 6°35′4.48″W / 39.4840333°N 6.5845778°W / 39.4840333; -6.5845778
Country Spain
Autonomous community Extremadura
ProvinceCáceres
ComarcaTajo-Salor
MunicipalityArroyo de la Luz
Area
 • Total12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
352 m (1,155 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total5,851
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "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.
 
Arroyo de la Luz (Cáceres, Spain): rollo jurisdiccional.