Brits make up 7% of population

San Roque outlined in red

SAN ROQUE (Agencies) The municipality has passed the 30,000 residents barrier - to 30,441, according to the municipal statistics services. Of these, 17%, or 5,145 are foreigners of 85 different nationalities. There are residents from 26 of the 27 European Union countries, and the British account for almost 7% (2,099) of the total. Another 12% are from EU countries. There are also 47 citizens of the European Economic Area: 43 Norwegians and 4 from Iceland. Switzerland, as a member of the European Free Trade Association, accounts for 36 registered inhabitants, while other Europeans are: Russian (34); Ukranian (23); Moldavia (7); Serbia (7); and a single Andorran.>>>

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As for Latin Americans, 620 people are registered, the majority from Argentina (144) and Bolivia (133), but there are representatives from almost all those countries. Asians (221) are mostly from the Philippines (121) and there are 13 Australians and 3 New Zealanders, too.

MOst of the foreigners live in the Guadiaro Valley area. The Department for Foreigners, or Departamento de Atención al Residente Extranjero (DIRE), created nine months ago, has attended 394 consultations, 294 via e-mail and 100 personal visits, plus plenty more simple phone calls.