. ▁Rain fall ▁is ▁very ▁irregular ▁but ▁with ▁heavy ▁show ers ▁common ▁in ▁September ▁and ▁October . ▁ ▁Population ▁The ▁city ▁has ▁about ▁ 2 1 , 5 0 0 ▁residents ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁of ▁which ▁some ▁ 1 6 , 5 0 0 ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁and ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁live ▁in ▁surrounding ▁resident ial ▁est ates . ▁L l í ria ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁fast est ▁rates ▁of ▁population ▁growth ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁nation . ▁Util ity ▁services ▁are ▁struggling ▁to ▁keep ▁up ▁with ▁largely ▁un pl anned ▁growth . ▁Sed esa ▁SA ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁appro val ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁golf ▁course ▁with ▁a ▁hotel ▁and ▁lux ury ▁housing ▁on ▁a ▁site ▁some ▁three ▁kilometres ▁to ▁the ▁north - east ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁Work ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁but ▁now ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁susp ended ▁following ▁the ▁economic ▁dow nt urn . ▁The ▁largest ▁imm igr ant ▁communities ▁are ▁from ▁Mor oc co ▁( 4 3 4 ), ▁Roman ia ▁( 3 4 4 ) ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁( 3 2 3 ). ▁ ▁Fest iv als ▁▁ ▁Holy ▁Week ▁in ▁L l í ria : ▁( Val enci an : ▁Set mana ▁Santa ▁de ▁L l í ria , ▁) ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁traditional ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁ancient ▁traditional ▁Holy ▁Week ▁celebr ations ▁in