Fuentes de Andalucía

Place in Seville, Spain

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Coordinates: 37°28′N 5°20′W / 37.467°N 5.333°W / 37.467; -5.333CountrySpainProvinceSevilleMunicipalityFuentes de AndalucíaGovernment

• MayorFrancisco Martínez Galán (Nueva Izquierda Verde Andaluza)Area

• Total150 km² (60 sq mi)Elevation

183 m (600 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total7,139 • Density48/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Fuentes de Andalucía is a village located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2012 census (INE), the village has a population of 7315 inhabitants.

In 2022, the village temporarily changed its name to Ukraine in response to a Russian invasion of the country. Numerous streets and locations were named after Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv, Odesa, Mariupol, Kharkiv, and Kherson.^[2]^[3]

The mayor of the village is Francisco Martínez,^[3] a member of the Nueva Izquierda Verde Andaluza party,^[4] which heads a left-wing green party coalition.^[5]

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Nazca, Jon (2022-04-16). "Spanish village changes its name to Ukraine in show of solidarity". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
^ ^a ^b Robson, Steve (16 April 2022). "Spanish village Fuentes de Andalucía changes its name to 'Ukraine' in solidarity over Russian invasion". inews. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ 20minutos (2020-02-18). "Nueva Izquierda Verde Andaluza inicia su "integración" en IU para una "estrategia aglutinadora" en la Campiña". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Govan, Fiona (2022-04-15). "Town in Spain's Andalucia changes its name to 'Ukraine' and streets renamed after destroyed Ukrainian cities during Semana Santa". Olive Press News Spain. Retrieved 2022-04-16.