Useful information

• Information
• Emergency Info
• Shopping Hours
• Credits Cards
• Health Services

Information

• Area: 296,21 Km²
• Currency: Euro
• Population: 186.651 inhabitants (INE 2007)
• Official language: Spanish
• Climate: Average yearly temperature 18.7º
• From major cities:
  • Madrid 544 Km
  • Sevilla 415 Km
  • Granada 166 Km

Emergency Info

Emergencies Telephone Numbers

• Ambulances: 950 268 994
• Fire deparment: 950 271 534 / 080
• Seaman is Home: 950 235 181
• Red Cross: 950 257 166
• Police Station: 950 623 040
• Health Emergencies: 061
• Guardia Civil: 950 256 122 / 062
• Guardia Civil (traffic): 950 256 323
• Policía Nacional (urban police force): 950 238 200
• Local Police Force: 950 621 206

Civil Protection

• Local Government: 950 210 000
• Government Delegation: 950 01 01 00
• Civil Government: 950 759 000
• Government Sub delegation: 950 759 000
• Sea Rescue Service: 950 271 726 / 950 275 477

Shopping Hours

Shopping hours begin between 9.30 am and 10 am and close at 20:30 am, with a break at lunch time. The big supermarkets usually close between 9 pm and 10 pm and do not close throughout the day.

Banks usually open between 8 am and 8:30 am and close between 1:30 pm and 2 pm.

Credits Cards

• 4B 
  Tel.: 902 114 400
• American Express
  Tel.: 902 375 637
• Diners Club
  Tel.: 902 401 112
• Mastercard
  Tel.: 900 971 231
• Tarjeta 6000
  Tel.: 902 203 000
• Visa
  Tel.: 900 991 124
• Credit Card Protection Service
  Tel.: 914 531 470

Health Services

• Red Cross Hospital (public hospital)
  196, Ronda Road.
  Tel.: 950 017 400 / 950 222 222
• Hospital Provincial (public hospital)
  San Luis Square
  Tel.: 950 017 600
• Hospital Torrecárdenas. (public hospital)
  Torrecárdenas Paraje
  Tel.: 950 016 000
• Hospital Virgen del Mar (private hospital)
  Virgen del Mar Square
  Tel.: 950 290 099 / 950 217 100
• Clínica Mediterráneo (private clinic)
  Nueva Musa, Street
  Tel.: 950 621 631
• Urgencias Bola Azul (public urgency service)
  Ronda Road
  Tel.: 950 017 206 / 950 017 207