Guadix

Guadix
Guadix
Location in Spain
Guadix
Location in the Province of Granada
Coordinates: 37°18′2″N 3°8′6″W / 37.30056°N 3.13500°W / 37.30056; -3.13500
Country Spain
Province Granada
Judicial districtGuadix
ComarcaGuadix
Government
  MayorJesús Rafael Lorente Fernández (PP)
Area
  Total
317 km2 (122 sq mi)
Elevation
913 m (2,995 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
18,718
  Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonymaccitano/a
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
18500
WebsiteOfficial website

Guadix (Spanish pronunciation: [Wua-dix], locally [waˈðih]) is a city and municipality in southern Spain, in the province of Granada.

The city lies at an altitude of 913 metres, in the centre of the Hoya of Guadix, a high plain at the northern foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is located on the Linares Baeza–Almería railway. The city was built in the vicinity of gullies and badlands.