Rota

The town of Rota is a Spanish municipality positioned within the Province of Cadiz, Andalusia. Its surface vicinity is 84 km² and is bordered by using the towns of Chipiona, Sanlucar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa Maria. It is located near the metropolis of Jerez de los angeles Frontera and is 36 kilometers away from the provincial capital, Cadiz. In the year 2009 had 28,516 inhabitants, with a density of 339.44 inhabitants / km². It belongs to 2 institutions, the Association of Municipalities of Cadiz Bay at the side of the municipalities of Cadiz, Jerez de LA Frontera, El Puerto de Santa Maria, San Fernando, Chiclana and Puerto Real; and the Association of Municipalities of the Lower Guadalquivir that accommodates municipalities of Northwest Coast of Andalusia.
Located along the Bay of Cadiz within the Atlantic Ocean, it's far halfway between Portugal and Gibraltar, is predominantly a traveler city, a holiday/ excursion destination for vacationers from throughout Europe. During the low season, its foremost business interest is the fishing enterprise. In the municipality is positioned the Naval Station Rota, that's the most important supply of employment to the municipality. It additionally served as a transoceanic abort touchdown website for the Space Shuttle software.