- Source: Peralta, Navarre
Peralta (Basque: Azkoien) is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. It is located 59.5 km from Pamplona, and is on the River Arga, a tributary of the Aragon River which itself flows into the Ebro. The population in 2020 was 5951 (INE) inhabitants. Peralta is one of twenty-seven municipalities that make up the Merindad de Olite in the southern part of Navarre.
Symbology
= Flag
=The flag's description:
It's formed by a cloth of 2/3 proportion, red with the shield of the municipality in the center.
= Shield
=The Escutcheon of the municipality of Peralta has the following blazon:
A bridge of gold arches on a river, with a tower of the same material
Geography
= Location
=It's located in the south part of the Foral Community of Navarre. It has an area of 89 km² and has its limit with Falces (North), Marcilla (East), Funes (South) and Azagra (West)
= Relief and hydrology
=It's located in a zone formed by calize. Its river is River Arga.
Demography
Notable citizens
Miguel Irigaray Gorría (1850-1903), politician
Emilio Rodríguez Irazusta (1860-1919), inventor of the National Identity Document, a square is dedicated to him near to the church.
Santos Jorge, musician and composer of national anthem of Panama.
Carlos Zalduendo, France rugby league International, former president of the French Rugby League Federation et former president of Toulouse Olympique.
References
External links
Ayuntamiento de Peralta
PERALTA in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Gaston IV dari Foix
- Daftar munisipalitas di Navarra
- CA Osasuna
- Sancho Garcés IV
- Felipe VI dari Spanyol
- Rioja (anggur)
- Comarca di Spanyol
- Daftar wilayah otonom menurut negara
- Daftar katedral di Spanyol
- Peralta, Navarre
- Peralta
- Blanche I of Navarre
- Kingdom of Navarre
- Antonio Carrillo de Peralta y de Velasco, 2nd Marquis of Falces
- Gastón de Peralta, 3rd Marquess of Falces
- Santos Jorge
- Jacques de Foix, Count of Montfort
- Pedro de Peralta y Ezpeleta
- Charles II of Navarre
