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Haro | |
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Coordinates: 42°35′N 2°51′W / 42.583°N 2.850°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | La Rioja |
Comarca | Haro |
Government | |
• Mayor | Laura Rivado Casas (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 40.53 km2 (15.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 479 m (1,572 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 11,309 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | harense; jarrero, ra |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CET) |
Website | www |
Haro (Spanish: [ˈaɾo] ) is a town and municipality in the northwest of La Rioja province in Northern Spain. It hosts the annual Haro Wine Festival, as it produces red wine. Its architectural heritage includes the plateresque main entrance of the Church of Santo Tomás, the work of Felipe Vigarny, numerous palaces, and the old town, which was declared a Historic-Artistic Site in 1975.[citation needed]
Haro was the first town in Spain to have electric street lighting.[citation needed]