Guadix
Guadix | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Guadix Location in Spain Guadix Location in the Province of Granada | |
| Coordinates: 37°18′02″N 3°08′06″W / 37.3006°N 3.135°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Province | Granada |
| Judicial district | Guadix |
| Comarca | Guadix |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jesús Rafael Lorente Fernández (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 317 km2 (122 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 913 m (2,995 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 18,881 |
| • Density | 59.6/km2 (154/sq mi) |
| Demonym | accitano/a |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 18500 |
| Website | Official website |
Guadix (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡwaˈðiks], locally [waˈðih]) is a city and municipality in southern Spain, in the province of Granada.
The city lies at an altitude of 913 metres, in the centre of the Hoya of Guadix, a high plain at the northern foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is located on the Linares Baeza–Almería railway. The city was built in the vicinity of gullies and badlands.