Tarifa
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| Tarifa, Spain | |||
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| Municipality | Cádiz | ||
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| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Miguel Manella Guerrero | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 419 km² (161.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 419 km² (161.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 0.00 km² (0 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - City | 17,199 | ||
| - Density | 41.0/km² (106.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website: http://www.aytotarifa.com/ | |||
Tarifa is a small town on the southernmost coast of Spain and of the European continent. It is part of the province of Cádiz, which, in turn, is part of the Andalusia region. The name "Tarifa" is derived from the name of the Berber warrior, Tarif ibn Malik. The town is located on the Costa de la Luz ("coast of light") and across the Straits of Gibraltar from Morocco, from which the lights of Tarifa are visible at night.
There are regular ferries between Tarifa and the nearby Moroccan city, Tangier, and a bus route between Tarifa and Algeciras, about 20 km to the northeast. There is frequent illegal emigration of Africans to the coast near Tarifa.
Near the port of Tarifa there is a well-preserved castle, the Castillo de Guzman. The coast near Tarifa is also popular with windsurfers and kitesurfers. Tarifa is an excellent place to watch migrating birds, in particular the storks which cross the Straits of Gibraltar in spring and autumn. Like the name Costa de la Luz suggests, Tarifa enjoys many hours of sunshine each year.
Tarifa is sometimes credited with being the origin of the word, tariff, since it was the first port in history to charge merchants for the use of its docks, but other sources [1] point to the Arabic word, ta'rïf, as the origin.
[edit] Demographics
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
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15,344 |
15,481 | 15,764 | 16,058 | 16,392 | 16,743 | 17,199 |
Source: INE (Spain)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- All about Tarifa, current and past
- Horse Riding holidays in Tarifa
- Kitesurfing holidays in Tarifa
- "Los Rebujitos" website, Famous pop group from Tarifa
- Fast ferries to Morokko (de,en,es,fr)Pictures:
- Webcam Tarifa Port
- Tarifa´s African Film Festival
- Webcam Tarifa Alameda
- Webcam Tarifa Playa Chica
- GoTarifa.com Updated Touristic Information on Tarifa (de,en,es,fr,it)
| edit | Municipalities of Cádiz |  |
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Alcalá de los Gazules | Alcalá del Valle | Algar | Algeciras | Algodonales | Arcos de la Frontera | Barbate | Benalup-Casas Viejas | Benaocaz | Bornos | Castellar de la Frontera | Chiclana de la Frontera | Chipiona | Conil de la Frontera | Cádiz | 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 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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