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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Dos Hermanas
| settlement_type    = [[Municipalities of Spain|Municipality]]
| official_name      = <!-- if different from name -->
| native_name        = <!-- if different from name -->
| image_flag         = Flag of Dos Hermanas Spain.svg
| image_shield       = Escudo de Dos Hermanas.svg
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| image_skyline      = (Dos Hermanas) Seville, Spain (49104522676) (cropped).jpg
| image_alt          = 
| image_caption      = Satellite view of Dos Hermanas
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| map_caption        = Location of Dos Hermanas
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = [[Spain]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous community]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Andalusia]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Judicial district]]
| subdivision_name2  = Dos Hermanas
| seat_type          = <!-- [[Capital (political)|Capital]] -->
| seat               = 
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|17|1|N|5|55|20|W|region:ES_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 42 <!-- m -->
| elevation_min_m    = 
| elevation_max_m    = 
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_total_km2     = 159.80
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1404 (first documented)
| population_as_of   = 2024
| population_footnotes = <ref name="population">{{cite web|url=https://www.ine.es/dynt3/inebase/en/index.htm?padre=10607&capsel=11555|title=Annual population census 2021-2024|publisher=[[National Statistics Institute (Spain)|INE]]}}</ref>
| population_total   = 140463
| population_demonym = Nazareno/a
| population_note    = 
| population_density_km2 = auto
| blank_name_sec1    = [[Languages of Spain|Official language(s)]]
| blank_info_sec1    = 
| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset         = +1
| timezone_DST       = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +2
| postal_code_type   = [[List of postal codes in Spain|Postal code]]
| postal_code        = 41700 to 41704 and 41089 (Montequinto)
| area_code_type     = [[Telephone numbers in Spain|Dialing code]]
| area_code          = 
| leader_title       = [[Alcalde]]
| leader_name        = Basilia Sanz
| leader_party       = PSOE
| website            = {{official website|http://www.doshermanas.es}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Dos Hermanas''' ({{IPA|es|ˈdos eɾˈmanas}}, "two sisters") is a [[city]] and [[municipality]] in the autonomous community of [[Andalusia]] in [[Spain]]. It is part of the [[Seville metropolitan area]], lying {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of the city of [[Seville]]. With a population of 140,463 as of 2024, it is the second-largest municipality in the [[Province of Seville]], the 9th-largest in [[Andalusia]] and [[Ranked lists of Spanish municipalities#By population|50th-largest in Spain]].

==History==
The town’s name, which means "two sisters", dates from its founding in 1248 by King [[Ferdinand III of Castile]] and honours Elvira and Estefanía Nazareno, the two sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, one of the king's principal military commanders. For this reason natives of Dos Hermanas are called ''nazarenos/as''.

In [[Tirso de Molina]]'s play ''[[The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest]]'' (''El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra'') (1612-1620), Dos Hermanas is mentioned as the place where Don Juan Tenorio manages to interpose himself in the marriage of two plebeians, Arminta and Batricio, whom he cleverly deceives. ''The Trickster of Seville and Stone Guest'' is the play from which the myth of "Don Juan" derives the name.

== Demographics ==
As of 2024, the foreign-born population is 7,015, equal to 5.0% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign nationalities are [[Moroccans]] (690), [[Colombians]] (666), [[Venezuelans]] (522), [[Germans]] (374) and Argentinians (357).<ref name="population" />
{{Historical populations|1842|3498|1857|4692|1877|5652|1887|6472|1900|7779|1910|9887|1920|10996|1930|15128|1940|18919|1950|21049|1960|27505|1970|39677|1981|57548|1991|78025|2001|101988|2011|128433|2021|136296|source=[[National Statistics Institute (Spain)|INE]]<ref>{{cite web|title=INEbase. Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842|url=https://www.ine.es/intercensal/intercensal.do|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Spain)|National Statistics Institute]]}}</ref>|align=none|cols=2}}
{| class="wikitable floatright"
|+Foreign population by country of birth (2024)<ref name="population" />
!Country
!Population
|-
|{{flag|Morocco}}
|690
|-
|{{flag|Colombia}}
|666
|-
|{{flag|Venezuela}}
|522
|-
|{{flag|Germany}}
|374
|-
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|357
|-
|{{flag|Paraguay}}
|341
|-
|{{flag|France}}
|318
|-
|{{flag|China}}
|274
|-
|{{flag|Nicaragua}}
|252
|-
|{{flag|Peru}}
|218
|-
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|209
|-
|{{flag|Cuba}}
|180
|-
|{{flag|Romania}}
|174
|-
|{{flag|Ecuador}}
|170
|-
|{{flag|Dominican Republic}}
|141
|}

==Economy==
The main economic activities of the city today are the production and distribution of [[olive oil]] and "Spanish olives", together with a significant number of service industries{{cn|date=March 2025}}.

==Transmitter==
At Dos Hermanas, south of Los Palacios (geographical coordinates: {{coord|37|12|35|N|5|55|33|W|display=inline}}), there is a powerful broadcasting mediumwave facility with a {{convert|232|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}} guyed mast, used for the transmission of the first program of [[Radio Nacional de España|RNE]] with 300&nbsp;kW on 684&nbsp;kHz. The transmitter, which is most often designated as "RNE-1 Sevilla" can be received easily at night throughout Europe and northern Africa.

==Transport==
The main area of the city is crossed by the [[Cercanías Sevilla]] commuter-rail, with lines C-1 and C-5 serving the area. The district of Montequinto has 4 stations of [[Seville Metro]], connecting the city to the capital of the province.

==Sports==
The town's football club, [[Dos Hermanas CF]], was founded in 1971. It plays in the [[Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Andalusia|Primera Andaluza]], the highest league in the region. It has had four spells playing in national leagues, including the third tier, the [[Segunda División B|Segunda B]], between 1999 and 2002. It returned to regional football in 2010.

Dos Hermanas has hosted an annual {{ill|lt=chess tournament|Tournoi d'échecs de Dos Hermanas|fr}} since 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.doshermanas.net/actividades/conferencia-de-ajedrez-historia-del-torneo-internacional-ciudad-de-dos-hermanas-1989-2024/ |title=Chess Conference: History of the Dos Hermanas International Tournament, 1989-2024 |publisher=Dos Hermanas |location=Seville |date=21 May 2024 |access-date=8 July 2025}}</ref>

==Notable people==
The members of Spanish lounge music duo [[Los del Río]] (known for their song "[[Macarena (song)|Macarena]]") are natives of Dos Hermanas and still reside in the city.

Spanish popstar [[Melody (Spanish singer)|Melody]] comes from Dos Hermanas. In 2014, a controversy was sparked when an interviewer for [[Cuatro (TV channel)|Cuatro TV]] asked her about her polished accent 'despite being from Dos Hermanas', leading to debate on classism and Madrid-centric snobbery regarding [[Andalusian Spanish|Andalusian accents]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sevilla.abc.es/provincia-dos-hermanas/20140827/sevi-como-siendo-hermanas-hablas-201408271515.html|title="¿Cómo es que siendo de Dos Hermanas hablas tan fina? ¿Has estudiado? "|website=Sevilla.abc.es|last=Montes|first=L.|date=27 August 2014|accessdate=27 June 2023}}</ref> Melody represented [[Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest|Spain]] at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2025]], coming in 24th place.

==See also==
*[[List of municipalities in Seville]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Dos Hermanas}}
*{{In lang|es}} [http://www.doshermanas.es/ Official city council site]

{{Municipalities in Seville}}

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[[Category:Municipalities of the Province of Seville]]
[[Category:1248 establishments in Europe]]
[[Category:13th-century establishments in Castile]]