Turre

Place in Andalusia, Spain

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Coordinates: 37°09′N 1°53′W / 37.150°N 1.883°W / 37.150; -1.883CountrySpainCommunityAndalusiaMunicipalityAlmeríaGovernment

• MayorMartín Morales Fuentes (TPLG)Area

• Total108 km² (42 sq mi)Elevation

53 m (174 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total3,384 • Density31/km² (81/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Climate BWh

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

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1999	2,233	—
2000	2,331	+4.4%
2001	2,365	+1.5%
2002	2,453	+3.7%
2003	2,547	+3.8%
2004	2,656	+4.3%
2005	2,884	+8.6%
2006	3,045	+5.6%
2007	3,264	+7.2%
2008	3,453	+5.8%
2009	3,626	+5.0%
2010	3,791	+4.6%
2011	3,901	+2.9%
2012	3,929	+0.7%
2013	3,960	+0.8%
2014	3,563	−10.0%
2015	3,346	−6.1%
2016	3,351	+0.1%
2017	3,317	−1.0%
2018	3,384	+2.0%
Source: INE (Spain)

History of Turre

Turre was originally a Moorish settlement created after the invading Christian armies of the Catholic Monarchs expelled the Moors from the nearby village of Mojacar in 1488. It was originally called Turris, after the Latin for "tower", probably because there was a watchtower at the location of the new settlement.^[2]

English Language books about Turre

Turre - a history.

In 2015 local author David Jackson published a history of the village which follows the evolution of Turre from its founding up to the modern day.

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Jackson, David. Turre - a history. p. 27. ISBN 978-1508617112. Retrieved 1 March 2015.