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Figueres
Figueres | |
|---|---|
 St. Peter's church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Alt Empordà county | |
  Figueres  Figueres | |
| Coordinates: 42°16′00″N 2°57′54″E / 42.26667°N 2.96500°E | |
| Sovereign state |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Region | Girona |
| County | Alt Empordà |
| Province | Girona |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jordi Masquef Creus (2023) (JxC)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 46,381 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | figuerenc, -enca (pl. figuerencs, -enques) |
| Climate | Csa |
| Website | figueres |
Figueres (Catalan: [fiˈɣeɾəs] ⓘ; Spanish: Figueras [fiˈɣeɾas] ⓘ) is the capital city of Alt Empordà county, in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain.
The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Dalí Theatre and Museum, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It is also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol, inventor of the first successful machine-powered submarine. Also born here was Mónica Naranjo, one of the best selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.
- ^ "Ajuntament de Figueres". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Figueres". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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