La Antilla is a locality and a beach resort within Lepe, Huelva, Spain. It has a total population of 1,606 as of 2020.[1] Its population usually increase drastically in the tourist season during the summer.
La Antilla | |
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Locality | |
 Flowers on the sand of La Antilla beach | |
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| Coordinates: 37°12′28″N 07°13′03″W / 37.20778°N 7.21750°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Andalusia |
| Province | Huelva |
| Comarca | Costa Occidental |
| Municipality | Lepe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Manuel González Camacho |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,606 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21449 |
| Telephone code | 959 |
Geography
editLa Antilla is located along the southern coast of Spain, near the border with Portugal. Its average elevation is 12 meters above the sea level.[2]
History
editLa Antilla beach was discovered near the estuary of Piedras River in the 16th century, at the same time when the Torre del Catalán was built.[3]
At the end of the 19th century, local fishermen started building temporary residences in La Antilla. In 1946, there were about 50 such houses in the area.
In the 2010s, there have been different storms that have pushed back the coastline. The effect of the storms itself has been amplified by the instability of the coastline in the La Antilla area, as well as the presence of coastal works on nearby beaches such as the breakwaters of Villa Real and Isla Cristina.[4]
Climate
editLa Antilla has Hot-summer Mediterranean Climate. It sees the least amount of rainfall in July, with an average precipitation of 1.3 mm; and the most rainfall in December, with an average precipitation of 72.8 mm.
| Climate data for La Antilla | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
17 (63) |
19 (66) |
21 (70) |
24 (75) |
27 (81) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
27 (81) |
23 (73) |
19 (66) |
16 (61) |
22 (72) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11 (52) |
12 (54) |
15 (59) |
16 (61) |
19 (66) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
20 (68) |
15 (59) |
13 (55) |
18 (65) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
9 (48) |
11 (52) |
12 (54) |
15 (59) |
18 (64) |
20 (68) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
16 (61) |
12 (54) |
9 (48) |
14 (57) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 48.8 (1.92) |
39.5 (1.56) |
33.1 (1.30) |
35.5 (1.40) |
20.4 (0.80) |
5.3 (0.21) |
1.3 (0.05) |
2.5 (0.10) |
15.1 (0.59) |
55.1 (2.17) |
71.3 (2.81) |
72.8 (2.87) |
400.7 (15.78) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 46.2 |
| Mean daily daylight hours | 9.9 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 12.2 |
| Source: Weatherspark.com[5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Huelva Province (Spain): Localities in Municipalities - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "La Antilla topographic map, elevation, terrain". Topographic maps. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "Playa de La Antilla" [La Antilla beach]. Turismo Playasde Huelva (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ JuradoAlmonte, José Manuel (1996). "El territorio: articulación, recursos físicos y medio ambiente" [The territory: articulation, physical resources and environment]. Historia de Lepe. Una proyección hacia el futuro [History of Lepe. A projection into the future] (in Spanish). Lepe City Hall. pp. 643–662. ISBN 84-606-2258-4.
- ^ "Climate and Average Weather Year Round in La Antilla, Spain". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-06-04.