Igea

Igea is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 54.25 square kilometres (20.95 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 729 people.[2]

Igea
Municipality
Coat of arms
Igea Location of Igea within La Rioja
Coordinates: 42°04′14″N 2°00′36″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	La Rioja
Comarca	Cervera
Government
• Mayor	Sergio Álvarez Martínez
Area
• Total	54.25 km^2 (20.95 sq mi)
Elevation	568 m (1,864 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	608
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Spanish: Igeano, Igeana
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	26525
Website	Official website

Politics

List of mayors since the democratic elections of 1979

Term	Name of Mayor	Political Party
1979–1983	Jesús Sanz Jiménez	CD
1983–1987	Jesús Sanz Jiménez	PP
1987–1991	Jesús Sanz Jiménez	PP
1991–1995	Jesús Sanz Jiménez	PP
1995–1999	Jesús Sanz Jiménez	PP
1999–2003	Juan Saez-Benito Muñoz	PP
2003–2007	Juan Carlos Saez de Guinoa Jiméne	PP
2007–2011	Sergio Álvarez Martínez	PP
2011–2015	Sergio Álvarez Martínez	PP
2015–2019	Sergio Álvarez Martínez	PP
2019–	Sergio Álvarez Martínez	PP

Notable people

• Toribio Minguella, bishop and senator

• Juan José de Ovejas y Díaz, Marquis de Casa Torre

• Pedro María Sanz Alonso, President of the autonomous community of La Rioja from 1995 to 2015

• Ángel Saéz-Benito

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. "La Rioja: Población por municipios y sexo:Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2011". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.