Setenil de las Bodegas

Setenil de las Bodegas
Setenil de las Bodegas
Location in the Province of Cádiz
Setenil de las Bodegas
Location in Andalusia
Setenil de las Bodegas
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 36°51′45″N 5°10′53″W / 36.86250°N 5.18139°W / 36.86250; -5.18139
Country Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
Province Cádiz
ComarcaSierra de Cádiz
Government
  MayorRafael Vargas Villalón (AxSí)
Area
  Total
82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
2,732
  Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitesetenildelasbodegas.es

Setenil de las Bodegas is a pueblo (town) and municipality in the province of Cádiz, Spain, famous for its dwellings built into a rock that hangs above the Río Guadalporcún river. According to the 2005 census, the town has a population of 3,016 inhabitants.

This small town is located 157 kilometres (98 miles) northeast of Cádiz. It has a distinctive setting along a narrow river gorge. The town extends along the course of the Rio Trejo river, with some houses being built into the rock walls of the gorge itself, created by enlarging natural caves or overhangs and adding an external wall.