Benaocaz
Municipality in Andalusia, Spain
Coat of arms
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Benaocaz is a village located in the province of Cádiz, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the city has a population of 729 inhabitants.
The town's name dates back to the Moors, and derives from The Arabic Ocaz family, with ‘Ben’ meaning “son of”. In the upper part of the town, Moorish and 8th century ruins are evident.[2]
Declared an historic site, the village includes the Aznalmara castle which dates to the 13th and 14th centuries.[3]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1999 | 632 | — |
2000 | 659 | +4.3% |
2001 | 662 | +0.5% |
2002 | 668 | +0.9% |
2003 | 672 | +0.6% |
2004 | 702 | +4.5% |
2005 | 729 | +3.8% |
Source: INE (Spain) |
Sights of Benaocaz
- Benaocaz View
- Ayuntamiento
- Castle of Aznalmara
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Benaocaz.
- Benaocaz - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
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Municipalities of the province of Cádiz
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- Alcalá del Valle
- Algar
- Algeciras
- Algodonales
- Arcos de la Frontera
- Barbate
- Benalup-Casas Viejas
- Benamahoma
- Benaocaz
- Bornos
- Cádiz
- Castellar de la Frontera
- Chiclana de la Frontera
- Chipiona
- Conil de la Frontera
- El Bosque
- El Gastor
- El Puerto de Santa María
- Espera
- Grazalema
- Jerez de la Frontera
- Jimena de la Frontera
- La Línea de la Concepción
- Los Barrios
- Medina-Sidonia
- Olvera
- Paterna de Rivera
- Prado del Rey
- Puerto Real
- Puerto Serrano
- Rota
- San Fernando
- San José del Valle
- San Martín del Tesorillo
- San Roque
- Sanlúcar de Barrameda
- Setenil de las Bodegas
- Tarifa
- Torre Alháquime
- Trebujena
- Ubrique
- Vejer de la Frontera
- Villaluenga del Rosario
- Villamartín
- Zahara de la Sierra
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