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Population Register

Full name of the series in original language
Explotacion Estadística del Padrón
Abstract

The Municipal Register is the administrative register where the municipality neighbours are registered. Its data constitutes proof of residence in the municipality and usual domicile in the same.

Everybody who resides in Spain is obliged to register in the Municipal Register in which they habitually reside. Anyone who lives in several municipalities will have to register only in the one in which they spend more time in over the year.

The entry in the Municipal Register will contain only the following obligatory data on each neighbour:

a) Name and Surname
b) Sex
c) Usual domicile
d) Nationality
e) Place and date of birth
f) National Identity Document Number or in the case of foreigners, the document that replaces it.

Its formation, maintenance, revision and custody corresponds to the Town Council, in agreement with the regulations approved jointly by the Exchequer and Ministry of Public Administration at the request of the Council electoral register, obtaining the Revision of the Municipal Register referred to 1 January of each year.

Geographic coverage

Spain

Time method
Time Series
Time period
1998
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2012

Types of available microdata

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Access mode

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Update date
15/09/2021