Tíjola is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It borders the municipalities of Lúcar, Armuña de Almanzora, Bayarque and Serón.
Tíjola, Spain | |
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 View of Tíjola | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 37°20′N 2°26′W / 37.333°N 2.433°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Andalusia |
| Municipality | Almería |
| Comarca | Almanzora |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 693 m (2,274 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,569 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
editTíjola has been settled since prehistoric times, noted by found remains in the area. In antiquity, Tíjola was the Phoenician colony of Tagilit (Phoenician: 𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤕, TGLT, or 𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤕, TGLYT).[2] Later, the Carthaginians colonized the territory attracted by the silver minerals in the region. The Romans came after, calling the area "Tagili", of which there are three Roman villas around the region.
During the Muslim period, during the times of Abd al-Rahman I in the 8th century, the fortress of Tachola was in the region, and by the reign of Abd al-Rahman III in the 10th century the fortress-city was called "Tájela", and later maps of the Kingdom of Granada assign it the name "Texora", and after the reconquest was known as "Tixora".
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1999 | 3,796 | — |
| 2000 | 3,757 | −1.0% |
| 2001 | 3,787 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3,814 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3,798 | −0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,755 | −1.1% |
| 2005 | 3,820 | +1.7% |
| Source: INE (Spain) | ||
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Mora Serrano (2011), p. 28.
Bibliography
edit- Mora Serrano, Bartolomé (2011), "Coins, Cities, and Territories: The Imaginary Far West and South Iberian and North African Punic Coins", Money, Trade, and Trade Routes in Pre-Islamic North Africa, London: British Museum, pp. 21–32.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Tíjola - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
- (in Spanish) Tíjola - Diputación Provincial de Almería
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