Ciudad Rodrigo

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Ciudad Rodrigo
municipality
Flag Seal
Location in Salamanca
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Coordinates: 40°35′49″N 6°32′21″W / 40.59694°N 6.53917°W / 40.59694; -6.53917
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Salamanca
Comarca	Comarca of Ciudad Rodrigo
Government
• Mayor	Marcos Iglesias Caridad (PP)
Area [1]
• Total	240 km2 (90 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	658 m (2,159 ft)
Population  (2018)[2]
• Total	12,513
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	37500
Website	www.aytociudadrodrigo.es

Ciudad Rodrigo (Spanish pronunciation: [θjuˈðað roˈðɾiɣo]) is a small cathedral city in the province of Salamanca,^[3] in western Spain, with a population in 2016 of 12,896. It is also the seat of a judicial district.

The site of Ciudad Rodrigo, perched atop a rocky rise on the right bank of the River Águeda, has been occupied since the Neolithic Age. Known also as Mirobriga by those who wish to associate the city with an ancient Celtic village in the outskirts of the modern city.

A key border fortress, it was the site of a 10-day siege by the Duke of Wellington.