Pulpí

Place in Andalusia, Spain

37°24′07″N 1°45′03″W / 37.40194°N 1.75083°W / 37.40194; -1.75083Country SpainCommunity AndalusiaProvince AlmeríaComarcaLevante AlmerienseGovernment • MayorMaría Dolores Muñoz Pérez (PSOE)Area • Total96 km² (37 sq mi)Elevation197 m (646 ft)Population • Total9,502 • Density99/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Pulpí is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1999	5,375	—
2000	5,477	+1.9%
2001	5,997	+9.5%
2002	6,492	+8.3%
2003	7,353	+13.3%
2004	7,368	+0.2%
2005	7,600	+3.1%
Source: INE (Spain)

Largest salad

On September 29, 2007, Pulpí tossed the world's largest salad, with 6,700 kilograms (14,740 pounds) of lettuce, tomato, onion, pepper and olives, supervised by 20 cooks over 3 hours. A Guinness World Records judge was present to confirm the new record. The salad was prepared in a container 18 m (59 ft) long and 4.8 m (15.7 ft) wide.^[2]

Pulpí Geode

In December 1999, the Pulpí Geode was discovered in the Pilar de Jaravía lead mine by the Grupo Mineralogista de Madri.

External links

• (in Spanish) Pulpí - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
• (in Spanish) Pulpí - Diputación Provincial de Almería

References