Valderrubio
Valderrubio is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. As of 2012, it had a population of 2,133 inhabitants.
Valderrubio | |
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 Location of Valderrubio | |
  Valderrubio Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 37°14′04″N 3°49′25″W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Province | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Granada |
| Comarca | Vega de Granada |
| Judicial district | Granada |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisca Blanco Martín (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,086 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | valderrubiense |
| Postal code | 18250 |
| Website | Official website |
The poet Federico García Lorca lived in the village as a young child, between 1905 and 1909. At that time it was known as Asquerosa (which means 'filthy' in Spanish). It was renamed Valderrubio in 1943.
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