ROTA, a seaport-town of Spain, Andalucía, in the province and 8 miles N.W. of Cadiz, at the N.W. extremity of the Bay of Cadiz. It has a castle, a town-hall, a fine church in the Gothic style, several schools, hermitages, and a cemetery. There is also a good anchorage, and an excellent pier, 145 feet long. The people are chiefly employed in farming: wine is exported; coals and oil imported. Pop. 7997.