Algeciras

Algeciras
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Algeciras
Coordinates: 36°7′39″N 5°27′14″W / 36.12750°N 5.45389°W / 36.12750; -5.45389
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Cádiz
Founded	Pre-Roman
Government
• Mayor	José Ignacio Landaluce Calleja (2011) (PP)
Area
• Municipality	87.96 km2 (33.96 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Municipality	121,414
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
• Metro	263,739
Demonyms	Algecireño (male) Algecireña (female)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	11200-11209
Dialing code	(+34) 956/856
Website	Official website

Algeciras (Spanish: [alxeˈθiɾas]) is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. Located in the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, near the Strait of Gibraltar, it is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar (Spanish: Bahía de Algeciras).

The Port of Algeciras is one of the largest ports in Europe and the world in three categories: container, cargo and transshipment. The urban area straddles the small Río de la Miel, which is the southernmost river of continental Europe. As of 1 January 2020, the municipality had a registered population of 123,078, second in its province after Jerez de la Frontera and greater than Cádiz city population.^[2] It forms part of the comarca of Campo de Gibraltar.

The surrounding metro area also includes the municipalities of Los Barrios, La Línea de la Concepción, Castellar de la Frontera, Jimena de la Frontera, San Roque and Tarifa, with a population of 263,739.^[3]