Turre

Turre is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

Turre, Spain
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 37°09′N 1°53′W
Country	Spain
Community	Andalusia
Municipality	Almería
Government
• Mayor	Martín Morales Fuentes (TPLG)
Area
• Total	108 km2 (42 sq mi)
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	4,209
• Density	39.0/km2 (101/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Climate	BWh

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1999	2,233	—
2000	2,331	+4.4%
2001	2,365	+1.5%
2002	2,453	+3.7%
2003	2,547	+3.8%
2004	2,656	+4.3%
2005	2,884	+8.6%
2006	3,045	+5.6%
2007	3,264	+7.2%
2008	3,453	+5.8%
2009	3,626	+5.0%
2010	3,791	+4.6%
2011	3,901	+2.9%
2012	3,929	+0.7%
2013	3,960	+0.8%
2014	3,563	−10.0%
2015	3,346	−6.1%
2016	3,351	+0.1%
2017	3,317	−1.0%
2018	3,384	+2.0%
Source: INE (Spain)

History of Turre

Turre was originally a Moorish settlement created after the invading Christian armies of the Catholic Monarchs expelled the Moors from the nearby village of Mojacar in 1488. It was originally called Turris, after the Latin for "tower", probably because there was a watchtower at the location of the new settlement.^[2]

See also

• List of municipalities in Almería