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Rota, Spain
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Flag		 Official seal of Rota, Spain
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Location of Rota
Location of Rota
Municipality Cádiz
Government
 - Mayor Lorenzo Sánchez Alonso
Area
 - Total 84 km² (32. This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Cádiz in the Autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, the southernmost part of continental A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 4 sq mi)
 - Land 84 km² (32. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 sq mi)
 - Water 0. 00 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - Total 26,792
 - Density 319. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 0/km² (826. 2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website: http://www.aytorota.es/

Rota is a town of approximately 27,000 people in the Andalusia region of Spain, located in Cádiz province, across the Bay of Cádiz from the city of that name. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Andalusia (Andalucía is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the most populous and the second largest in terms of land area Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, the southernmost part of continental Rota is bordered by the towns of Chipiona, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and El Puerto de Santa María. Chipiona is a town and Municipality located in the province of Cádiz, Spain. Sanlúcar de Barrameda (or simply Sanlúcar) is a city in the northwest of Cádiz province, part of the autonomous community of Andalucía in El Puerto de Santa María (Spanish for "The port/harbour of Saint Mary " locally known as just El Puerto) is a city located on the banks of the Guadalete It is located on the Atlantic coast, approximately halfway between Portugal and Gibraltar. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar

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History

Archaeological evidence suggests that there was a Bronze Age settlement on the present site of Rota. The term Bronze Age refers to a period in human cultural development when the most advanced Metalworking (at least in systematic and widespread use included techniques for The current town was founded by the Phoenicians at approximately the same time as Cádiz. Phoenicia ( Phoenician: Phoenician nunsvg|12px|נ]]Phoenician nun Rota is assumed to be the same city known as Astaroth of the Tartesian empire. Tartessos (also Tartessus) was a harbor city and its surrounding culture on the south coast of the It later passed to the Romans, who knew the town as Speculum Rotae.

Following the arrival of the Moors in Spain, the city became known as Rabita Rutta ("watchtower of Rota"), from which it derives its present name. The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent From 1248 onwards, the Moors were gradually expelled from Spain, and the city became Christian. In 1297, Sancho IV awarded the town to Alonso Pérez de Guzmán in honour of his defence of Tarifa. Sancho IV the Brave (1257 or 1258 &ndash 25 April 1295, Toledo) was the King of Castile and León from 1284 to his death Don Alonso Pérez de Guzmán (1256-1309 surnamed El Bueno, the good in the sense of good at need or stout-hearted was the founder of the line which the dukes Tarifa is a small town on the southernmost coast of the Iberian Peninsula. Later, Pérez de Guzmán gave it to his daughter, Isabel, as a wedding present when she married Fermin Ponce de León, Maestre of Alcantara and First Lord of Marchena. Marchena is a Spider genus of the Salticidae family (jumping spiders Construction of the Castillo de la Luna (Castle of the Moon) had begun in 1295, two years prior to the bequest to Pérez de Guzmán, as part of Sancho IV's effort to develop strong coastal defenses, especially near the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. During the Middle Ages, the town was an important port for trading with North Africa. In 1780 the 11th Duke of Arcos died without issue, and the city was rendered to the Duke of Osuna. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The fortunes of the town of Osuna ’s started to rise in the mid- 15th century.

Economy

Rota is primarily a resort town, offering eight hotels (including the four-star Hotel Duque de Naranja) and nearly two thousand beds. A resort is a place used for Relaxation or Recreation, attracting visitors for Holidays or Vacations Resorts are places towns or sometimes It is a summer destination for tourists from all over Europe. During the off-season, its main commercial activity centres on the fishing industry.

Rota is also the location of a joint Spanish Naval base and U.S. Naval base, opened in 1955 (which also hosts U.S. Marine and Air Force units). Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) It is also the usual first port of call for U. S. naval vessels before entering the Mediterranean Sea.

According to an article in Diario ABC, eighty percent of Rota's economy depends, directly or indirectly, on the US Naval base. ABC is a Spanish national Daily newspaper founded in Madrid on January 1, 1903, by Torcuato Luca de Tena y Alvarez-Ossorio Much of this economic impact involves on-base jobs for Spanish civilians and providing off-base housing and other accommodations for US military personnel.

The surrounding area is used for agriculture; the predominant crop is cotton. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp

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Demographics

Demographic evolution of Rota, Cádiz between 1999 and 2005

1999

 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

25,198

 25,560 25,919 26,257 26,431 26,691 26,792

Source: INE (Spain)

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