Villablanca is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 2916 inhabitants. The Constitution Square was designed in the 16th century and is located in the towns centre.[2]
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  Villablanca Location of Villablanca in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 37°18′N 7°20′W / 37.300°N 7.333°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Huelva |
| Area | |
| • Total | 98 km2 (38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,839 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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History
editWhile the name Villalba can be traced to the 16th century, the area's first inhabitants have migrated from Africa and became a sedentary people in the neolithic era.[2]
Parts of the megalithic site La Torre-La Janera are located within the municipality.[3]
Religion
editAt the Constitution Square is the San Sebastián Church, built in the 17th century by the Marquis de Ayamonte.[2]
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ a b c "Villablanca". Andalucia.com. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ^ Linares-Catela, José Antonio; Molina, Coronada Mora; López, Adara López; Romero, Teodosio Donaire; Vera-Rodríguez, Juan Carlos; Ramírez, Primitiva Bueno (2022-06-20). "El sitio megalítico de La Torre-La Janera (Huelva): monumentalidades prehistóricas del Bajo Guadiana". Trabajos de Prehistoria (in Spanish). 79 (1): 115–130. doi:10.3989/tp.2022.12290. hdl:10272/21122. ISSN 1988-3218.
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