Arroyomolinos de León
Arroyomolinos de León is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2010 census, the city has a population of 1,046 inhabitants (533 men and 513 women).
Arroyomolinos de León | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Arroyomolinos de León Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°01′N 6°25′W | |
| Municipality | Huelva |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Manuel Ginés Dorado |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87 km2 (34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 87 km2 (34 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 965 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | arroyomolinosdeleon.com |
Demographics
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1999 | 1,174 | — |
| 2000 | 1,146 | −2.4% |
| 2001 | 1,124 | −1.9% |
| 2002 | 1,118 | −0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,108 | −0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,096 | −1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,071 | −2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,053 | −1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,034 | −1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,048 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,031 | −1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,046 | +1.5% |
| Source: INE (Spain) | ||
Significant events
As a result of an explosion equivalent to 190 kilotonnes of TNT that occurred over the town on December 8, 1932. Arroyomolinos de León made it into the List of meteor air bursts. A meteoroid, connected to the δ-Arietids meteor shower, exploded 15.7 km (9.8 mi) overhead. The authors of the conference paper making this claim provide no evidence that a meteor was seen by anyone outside the village. And the authors also provide no evidence that this proposed massive explosion was seen or heard by anyone in any of the nearby villages. [2]
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Historical Records of δ-Arietids Superfireballs Over Spain by J.M.Madiedo and J. M. Trigo-Rodríguez 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2011)
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