Alhama (Comarca)
Alhama | |
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The location of the comarca in the province of Granada | |
Basic data | |
Province: | Granada |
Main place: | Alhama de Granada |
Surface: | 976 km² |
Residents: | 15,682 (2019) |
Municipalities: | 11 |
The Comarca de Alhama is one of the 10 comarcas in the province of Granada . Like all comarcas in the autonomous community of Andalusia , it was established with effect from March 28, 2003.
The comarca in the west of the province comprises 11 municipalities with an area of 976 km².
location
Loja | Vega de Granada | |
Valle de Lecrín | ||
Málaga Province | Costa Tropical (Comarca) |
Communities
local community | Population as of January 1, 2019 |
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Agrón | 274 |
Alhama de Granada | 5979 |
Arenas del Rey | 666 |
Cacin | 569 |
Chimeneas | 1257 |
Escuzar | 791 |
Jayena | 1060 |
La Malahá | 1781 |
Santa Cruz del Comercio | 528 |
Ventas de Huelma | 640 |
Zafarraya | 2137 |
Earthquake 1884
During the earthquake in Andalusia in 1884 , the epicenter was in what is now the comarca.
In Alhama de Granada there were 463 dead, making it the city with the highest number of victims in absolute terms. More than 70% of the houses have collapsed.
The worst hit was Arenas del Rey , where 135 people died. Arenas del Rey and Zafarraya were completely destroyed at that time.
proof
- ↑ Orden de 14 de March 2003, por la que se aprueba el mapa de comarcas de Andalucía a efectos de la planificación de la oferta turística y deportiva, Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía (Official Gazette of the Government of Andalusia), No. 59 of March 27, 2003, p. 6248
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).