# Guadix

> municipality in Granada, Spain

**Wikidata**: [Q244324](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244324)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadix)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/guadix

## Summary
Guadix is a municipality in the province of Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is part of the Comarca de Guadix and is recorded at coordinates 37.300555555555555° N, 3.135° W with an official website at http://www.guadix.es/.

## Key Facts
- Classification: municipality in Granada, Spain.  
- Country: Spain (Kingdom of Spain).  
- Province: Province of Granada (inception: 1833).  
- Comarca: Comarca de Guadix.  
- Coordinates: latitude 37.300555555555555, longitude -3.135.  
- Official website: http://www.guadix.es/  
- Wikidata description: "municipality in Granada, Spain."  
- Wikipedia title: Guadix.  
- Wikidata sitelink count for the Guadix item: 60.  
- Population values (listed values from source): 20,375; 18,920; 20,375; 20,407; 20,395; 20,326; 20,307; 20,296; 20,136; 20,035; 20,163; 20,042; 19,448; 18,898; 18,928; 18,796; 18,799; 18,718; 18,422; 18,436; 18,462; 18,493; 18,527; 18,725; 18,881.  
- Related religious site: Guadix Cathedral — Roman Catholic cathedral in Guadix (inception: 1489).  
- Related ecclesiastical entity: Roman Catholic Diocese of Guadix (diocese of the Catholic Church in Spain; related entity).  
- Historical related polity: Taifa of Guadix and Baza — 12th-century Moorish taifa kingdom (inception: 1145).  
- Related infrastructure / project listed in context: Andasol solar power station — concentrated solar thermal power station in Spain.  
- Administrative class linkage: related to the general category "municipality of Spain" (inception for Spanish municipality system: 1842).  

## FAQs
Q: What and where is Guadix?  
A: Guadix is a municipality in the province of Granada in southern Spain. Its geographic coordinates are 37.300555555555555° N, -3.135° W.

Q: What is the administrative context of Guadix?  
A: Guadix is part of the Province of Granada and belongs to the Comarca de Guadix. It is one of Spain's municipalities under the Spanish municipal administrative framework.

Q: How many people live in Guadix?  
A: Population figures supplied in the source show multiple recorded values; individual recorded values include numbers such as 20,375 and 18,881 among a list of 25 values provided. These reflect the series of population counts associated with the municipality.

Q: What notable religious or heritage sites are associated with Guadix?  
A: Guadix is associated with Guadix Cathedral, a Roman Catholic cathedral with an inception date recorded as 1489, and with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guadix.

Q: Does Guadix have historical ties to older polities?  
A: Yes. The municipality is related to the Taifa of Guadix and Baza, a 12th-century Moorish taifa kingdom (inception: 1145).

Q: Where can I find official information online about Guadix?  
A: The official municipal website listed in the source is http://www.guadix.es/.

Q: How is Guadix represented in reference systems and online knowledge bases?  
A: The Wikipedia article title is "Guadix", the Wikidata description is "municipality in Granada, Spain", and the Wikidata item for Guadix has a sitelink count of 60.

## Why It Matters
Guadix matters as a local administrative, cultural and historical node within the province of Granada and the Comarca de Guadix. As a municipality it is part of Spain’s local-government framework, contributing to regional demographics and municipal governance. Its links to a long ecclesiastical lineage — notably Guadix Cathedral (inception 1489) and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guadix — make it a locus for religious heritage. The municipality’s historical associations with medieval polities such as the Taifa of Guadix and Baza highlight its role in the layered history of Andalusia and the broader Iberian Peninsula. Additionally, its mention alongside modern infrastructure projects in the regional context (for example, the Andasol solar power station) situates Guadix within contemporary economic and energy discussions in southern Spain. The set of recorded population values provides a multi-point demographic trace that can inform studies of local population change.

## Notable For
- Being a municipality in the Province of Granada and a component of the Comarca de Guadix.  
- Geographic coordinates precisely recorded as 37.300555555555555° N, -3.135° W.  
- Hosting or being directly associated with Guadix Cathedral, a Roman Catholic cathedral with an inception date given as 1489.  
- Historical association with the Taifa of Guadix and Baza, a Moorish taifa kingdom originating around 1145.  
- Having a documented series of population figures (25 values listed in the source).  
- Maintaining an official municipal website at http://www.guadix.es/.  
- Being represented in online knowledge bases under the Wikipedia title "Guadix" and a Wikidata entry described as "municipality in Granada, Spain" with 60 sitelinks.

## Body

### Overview
Guadix is recorded and classified as a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. The municipality is part of the Comarca de Guadix and is associated with multiple local and historical entities including a Roman Catholic cathedral and a historical taifa kingdom.

### Location and geography
- Coordinates: 37.300555555555555° N latitude, -3.135° W longitude.  
- Administrative placement: located within the Province of Granada, Spain, and within the Comarca de Guadix.  
- Country context: as a Spanish municipality, Guadix exists within the administrative and territorial organization of the Kingdom of Spain.

### Administrative status and relationships
- Province relationship: Guadix is administratively within the Province of Granada; the Province of Granada entry in the source lists an inception around 1833.  
- Comarca relationship: Guadix is part of the Comarca de Guadix, a recognized sub-provincial territorial division.  
- Municipal system: Guadix is a municipality under Spain's municipal framework (the source cites a general "municipality of Spain" entity with an inception date of 1842 for that administrative concept).

### Demographics and population data
- The source provides a sequence of 25 population values associated with Guadix. The exact numerical values listed are: 20,375; 18,920; 20,375; 20,407; 20,395; 20,326; 20,307; 20,296; 20,136; 20,035; 20,163; 20,042; 19,448; 18,898; 18,928; 18,796; 18,799; 18,718; 18,422; 18,436; 18,462; 18,493; 18,527; 18,725; 18,881.  
- These values form the documented population record provided in the source material; no year labels are attached to the individual numbers in the supplied data.

### Heritage, religion, and cultural institutions
- Guadix Cathedral: identified as a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Guadix, with an inception date listed as 1489. The cathedral is a principal religious structure explicitly connected to the municipality.  
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Guadix: listed as a related diocesan entity of the Catholic Church in Spain; the diocese is a formal ecclesiastical structure connected to the locality.

### Historical connections
- Taifa of Guadix and Baza: Guadix is related to the medieval Taifa of Guadix and Baza, a Moorish taifa kingdom dated to the 12th century (inception listed as 1145). This establishes a documented medieval historical tie in the source material.

### Infrastructure and regional projects
- Andasol solar power station: the Andasol concentrated solar thermal power station is referenced in the same contextual cluster of entities; the source lists Andasol as a Spanish concentrated solar thermal power station related to the regional context in which Guadix appears.

### Related entities and classification
- Country: Spain (Kingdom of Spain).  
- Category alignments: the municipality is a local administrative territorial entity within Spain, connected to national and subnational classification systems.  
- Broader category: Guadix is part of Spain's inventory of municipalities (the municipal system referenced with an inception of 1842 in the source).

### Identifiers, online presence, and knowledge-base representation
- Official website: http://www.guadix.es/.  
- Wikipedia title for the municipality: Guadix.  
- Wikidata description: "municipality in Granada, Spain."  
- Wikidata sitelink count for the Guadix item: 60.  
- The source lists the entity with these metadata fields, indicating its presence in online reference systems.

### Related administrative and regional items (summary)
- Province of Granada: provincial-level administrative unit containing Guadix (province inception recorded c.1833 in the supplied data).  
- Comarca de Guadix: the comarca that contains the municipality.  
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Guadix and Guadix Cathedral: linked ecclesiastical and religious-heritage items.  
- Taifa of Guadix and Baza: medieval historical polity connected to the municipality’s past.  
- Andasol solar power station: contemporary infrastructure project appearing in the same regional context.

### Source-specific structured properties
- Sitelink count (Guadix item): 60.  
- Wikipedia title: Guadix.  
- Wikidata description: municipality in Granada, Spain.  
- Coordinates: 37.300555555555555, -3.135.  
- Website: http://www.guadix.es/.  
- Population entries: the 25 numeric values listed above.

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