Arroyo de la Luz

Place in Extremadura, Spain

39°29′2.52″N 6°35′4.48″W / 39.4840333°N 6.5845778°W / 39.4840333; -6.5845778Country

SpainAutonomous community

ExtremaduraProvinceCáceresComarcaTajo-SalorMunicipalityArroyo de la LuzArea

• Total12 km² (5 sq mi)Elevation

352 m (1,155 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total5,851 • Density490/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Arroyo de la Luz is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 6607 inhabitants.

It was put on lockdown by regional president Guillermo Fernández Vara in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, with 15 reported cases of COVID-19.^[2]

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ "Vara pide a los vecinos de Arroyo de la Luz "confianza" en la decisión de decretar su aislamiento social" [Vara asks the residents of Arroyo de la Luz to "trust" in the decision to decree their social isolation]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.