Arenas del Rey is a village located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the city had a population of 1,231 inhabitants.[2]

Arenas del Rey
Municipality
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Location of Arenas del Rey
Coordinates: 36°57′28″N 3°53′59″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Granada
Comarca	Comarca de Alhama
Area
• Total	116 km2 (45 sq mi)
Elevation	874 m (2,867 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,178
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

The village is just north of the Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park.

Arenas del Rey was the worst affected village in the Andalusian earthquake of 25 December 1884. Almost 90% of the houses collapsed, and the rest were badly damaged. The whole village was a pile of rubble. The church and all other public buildings were destroyed. There were 135 deaths and 253 people were injured. The snowfall that followed caused up to three more deaths per day for over a week.[3]

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  The church in Arenas del Rey after the earthquake

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