Añana
Municipality in Basque Country, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the village and municipality. For the cuadrilla, see Cuadrilla de Añana. For other uses, see Anana.
"Salinas de Añana" redirects here. For the landform, rather than the municipality, see Salt Valley of Añana.
Añana is both a valley and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Its main population center is the village of Salinas de Añana (Basque: Gesaltza Añana). Moreover, Añana is also the name of one of the seven counties in which the province of Álava is divided. The town is renowned for its old salt flats, which were formed beginning in the Triassic Period.[2]
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Añana | |
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Coordinates: 42°48′08″N 2°59′10″W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Basque Country |
Province | Álava |
Comarca | Cuadrilla de Añana |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Carlos Medina Martínez (EAJ/PNV) |
Area | |
• Total | 21.92 km2 (8.46 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 151 |
• Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 01423 |
Official language(s) | Basque, Spanish |
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