The most notable natural landscapes in Ceuta are Mount Anyera that reaches a height of 349 metres, Mount Renegado at 329 metres tall and Mount Hacho that reaches an altitude of 204 metres.
The region is 18.5 square kilometres in size. It is 26 km from Cadiz.
It is mainly situated on the hillsides of mount Hacho, on a small peninsula in the Mediterranean sea.
Hacho is joined to the continent by a low isthmus formed of seven hills on a narrow stretch of land and ends on the eastern slopes of Mount Marabut. Ceuta's port lies in a large bay in the north of the region.
Population
The population of this autonomous region according to figures from the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) as of the 1st of January 2001, after having reviewed the Inhabitants register, is 75,694.
The population in Ceuta has constantly changed throughout the twentieth century. It grew steadily until the middle of the century. The population size began to increase once again in the sixties, and dipped in the next decade and began to stabilise once again in the nineties. Most of the inhabitants of Ceuta come from Andalusia, although there are also people from other regions.
Administration
Ceuta is classed as an Autonomous City.
Ceuta's Autonomy Statute was approved in 1985.
Its government is made up of a President and various different departments.
Some of these include the Presidency and Government Department, Treasury, Economy and Employment, Education and Culture, and Development.
Its Regional Assembly is made up of 25 elected members.
Weather
The temperature in Ceuta is mild and the annual average is 16 degrees centigrade.
One feature of the climate in Ceuta is an abundance of sunny days.
Infrastructures
Ceuta has land, sea and air connections. Ceuta's port is the most important of these.
Ceuta's port has a maritime station that is one of the most important in the whole of the Mediterranean. There are regular direct sea routes that link up with the ports of Barcelona, Malaga, Algeciras, Cadiz and the Canary Islands, to name but a few.
The most notable natural landscapes in Ceuta are Mount Anyera that reaches a height of 349 metres, Mount Renegado at 329 metres tall and Mount Hacho that reaches an altitude of 204 metres.
The region is 18.5 square kilometres in size. It is 26 km from Cadiz.
It is mainly situated on the hillsides of mount Hacho, on a small peninsula in the Mediterranean sea.
Hacho is joined to the continent by a low isthmus formed of seven hills on a narrow stretch of land and ends on the eastern slopes of Mount Marabut. Ceuta's port lies in a large bay in the north of the region.
Population
The population of this autonomous region according to figures from the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) as of the 1st of January 2001, after having reviewed the Inhabitants register, is 75,694.
The population in Ceuta has constantly changed throughout the twentieth century. It grew steadily until the middle of the century. The population size began to increase once again in the sixties, and dipped in the next decade and began to stabilise once again in the nineties. Most of the inhabitants of Ceuta come from Andalusia, although there are also people from other regions.
Administration
Ceuta is classed as an Autonomous City.
Ceuta's Autonomy Statute was approved in 1985.
Its government is made up of a President and various different departments.
Some of these include the Presidency and Government Department, Treasury, Economy and Employment, Education and Culture, and Development.
Its Regional Assembly is made up of 25 elected members.
Weather
The temperature in Ceuta is mild and the annual average is 16 degrees centigrade.
One feature of the climate in Ceuta is an abundance of sunny days.
Infrastructures
Ceuta has land, sea and air connections. Ceuta's port is the most important of these.
Ceuta's port has a maritime station that is one of the most important in the whole of the Mediterranean. There are regular direct sea routes that link up with the ports of Barcelona, Malaga, Algeciras, Cadiz and the Canary Islands, to name but a few.