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Link from Torrevieja Town Hall to population statistics released on 30th Dec 2019

Torrevieja now has 86,347 inhabitants

http://www.torrevieja.es/sal/ayuntamien ... tadistica/

To add a bit more
After a trawl of the Padron in 2017 some 20000 people were eliminated which left a population of 82600 on 1st Jan 2018

https://alicanteplaza.es/torrevieja-eli ... habitantes

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foro-c ... s.amp.html




Bee

those figures mean that Torrevieja will now receive 20% less income from Valencia due to the padron figures being reduced

The adjustment was greatest in 2018 and seems to be rising again gradually which is better than a declining population. Alicante experienced for the first time more deaths than births which is not good for the pension situation.

Bee

Took me 5 minutes to get my Padron in Catral no waiting at all

I agree Torrevieja Ayuntamiento is very behind the times in introducing technology for everyday requirements for citizens. You should be able to register on-line by uploading any documentary proof. Once you are registered on the Padron you should then be able to generate a cert for any other services which require an up-to-date Padron Cert.

Bee

You can use a digital certificate to do many things but there are still gaps in what you can do. However, you can get appointments which does help; at least on the Orihuela Costa.

We have found going to a more remote location does help and when they question why you are using a remote location we just say its because we want to be dealt with in Spanish and they like that!

But i recommend all to get a digital certificate which allows a lot, especially with driving stuff like looking at multas, paying fines, checking the status of vehicles prior to purchase etc.

I can onlynreport on our experiences and in the Orihuela Costa town hall i popped in and asked for an appointment which was given for a week or so away but no queue to get the appointment and on the day waited 30 mins as they were behind