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Alhama de Granada | |
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Coordinates: 37°00′N 3°59′W / 37.000°N 3.983°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Andalusia |
Province | Granada |
Comarca | Alhama |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Jesús Ubiña Olmos (2015) (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 433.50 km2 (167.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 895 m (2,936 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 5,980 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Demonyms | Alhameño, -ña; jameño, -ña |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 18120 |
Website | Official website |
Alhama de Granada is a town in the province of Granada, approx. 50 km from the city of Granada. The name is derived from the thermal baths located there, which are called الـحَـمّـة al-hammah in Arabic.