Arroyo de la Luz | |
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  Arroyo de la Luz Location of Arroyo de la Luz within Spain  Arroyo de la Luz Location of Arroyo de la Luz within Extremadura | |
| Coordinates: 39°29′2.52″N 6°35′4.48″W / 39.4840333°N 6.5845778°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Extremadura |
| Province | Cáceres |
| Comarca | Tajo-Salor |
| Municipality | Arroyo de la Luz |
| Area | |
• Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 352 m (1,155 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 5,851 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Arroyo de la Luz (Spanish: [aˈroʝo ðe la ˈluθ] ) is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 6607 inhabitants.
It was put on lockdown by regional president Guillermo Fernández Vara in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, with 15 reported cases of COVID-19.[2]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Vara pide a los vecinos de Arroyo de la Luz "confianza" en la decisión de decretar su aislamiento social" [Vara asks the residents of Arroyo de la Luz to "trust" in the decision to decree their social isolation]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.