Logroño

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Logroño is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the province of La Rioja.The population of the city in 2008 was 153,736 while the metropolitan area included nearly 197,000 inhabitants. The city is a centre of the trade in Rioja wine, for which the area is noted, and produces wood, metal and textile products.GeographyLogroño is located in the northern region of La Rioja, on the river Ebro, 384m above sea level. The Camino de Santiago passes through the city. The geographical coordinates of the city are: 42° 27′ N, 2° 29′ W.The city lies 152km from Bilbao, 172km from Zaragoza, 336km from Madrid and 468km from Barcelona.ClimateThe weather in Logroño —mostly due to its peculiar location, both in terms of distance to the Atlantic coast and in the situation along the course of the Ebro river, is characterized by values ranging from those typically found in temperate oceanic climates to the warmer and drier ones observed in southeastern mediterranean regions of the river's valley. The average annual temperature is 13.9°C. Although much infrequent, unusually low temperatures during the winter can drop to -5C, and as low as -10C; while daily high averages may exceptionally exceed the mark of 35C in a particularly hot summer. The average annual precipitation is about 400mm, regularly spread over the whole year: from 20mm–25mm in drier periods to the 45mm-50mm range in the rainiest.