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The majority of the Spanish population in Gibraltar (about 5000), with few exceptions, left Gibraltar when the Dutch and English took the city in 1704. The few Spaniards who remained in Gibraltar in August 1704 were augmented by others who arrived in the fleet with Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, possibly some two hundred in all, mostly Catalans.
Gibraltar's water supply was formerly provided by a combination of an aqueduct, wells, and the use of cisterns, barrels and earthenware pots to capture rainwater. This became increasingly inadequate as Gibraltar's population grew in the 18th and 19th centuries and lethal diseases such as cholera and yellow fever began to spread.
Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, is the subject of a territorial claim by Spain.It was captured in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714).
Gibraltar (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ b r ɔː l t ər / ⓘ jib-RAWL-tər, Spanish: [xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is a British Overseas Territory and city located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean (Strait of Gibraltar).
Population of Gibraltar in 2012 [1]; Major Residential Area Area [2] km² Population % of total Population Density Enumeration Areas Eastside: 0.93: 526: 1.63%: 565.59
A shanty town sprang up on the site of the old Spanish fortifications just across the border, which became the workers' town of La Línea de la Concepción. The poor economy meant that Gibraltar's population barely changed between 1830 and 1880, but it was still relatively more prosperous than the severely impoverished south of Spain.
Total population; 29,573 (2022 est.) [1] Regions with significant populations; 2012 estimates, current as of 2023 (Nationality of Gibraltar residents) Gibraltar 79% [1] United Kingdom
This is a list of Eurasian countries and dependent territories by population, ... Gibraltar [13] 33,000: 0.00: 0.00: 0-32,734: December 31, 2013: Official estimate: 100