Granada province
Granada Andalusia , Spain |
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Basic data | |
Autonomous Community : | Andalusia |
Capital : | Granada |
Official language : | Spanish |
Area : | 12,647 km² |
Residents : | 914,678 (Jan 1, 2019) |
Population density : | 72.32 inhabitants / km² |
ISO 3166-2 : | ES-GR |
Website : | dipgra.es |
Location of the province of Granada | |
The province of Granada ( Spanish Provincia de Granada ) is one of the eight provinces of the autonomous region of Andalusia in southern Spain . The capital is Granada .
It borders the provinces of Almería , Murcia , Albacete , Jaén , Córdoba and Málaga , as well as the Mediterranean .
The area of the province extends over 12,646.98 km², the population amounts to 914,678 people (2019), of which about 25 percent live in the capital. The province consists of 174 municipalities, which have been combined into ten comarcas since 2003 .
The province of Granada shares the Sierra Nevada National Park with Almería . There is also the highest mountain on the Spanish mainland ( Mulhacén , 3482 msnm ).
Biggest places
The following 22 cities had more than 10,000 inhabitants in 2013. As of January 1, 2019
local community | Residents |
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Granada | 232,462 |
Motril | 58.020 |
Almuñécar | 26,514 |
Armilla | 24,174 |
Maracena | 22,116 |
Baza | 20,412 |
Loja | 20,342 |
Las Gabias | 21,115 |
Guadix | 18,422 |
La Zubia | 19,155 |
Albolote | 18.808 |
Atarfe | 18,706 |
Santa Fe | 15,157 |
Ogíjares | 14,160 |
Churriana de la Vega | 15,200 |
Pinos Puente | 9930 |
Salobreña | 12,381 |
Huétor Vega | 12,039 |
Peligros | 11,394 |
Illora | 10,054 |
Huétor Tájar | 10,352 |
Vegas del Genil | 11,166 |
A further 18 municipalities had 5,001 to 10,000 inhabitants on January 1, 2013, 68 had 1,001 to 5,000 inhabitants and 60 up to 1,000 inhabitants. The smallest municipality is Juviles with 153 inhabitants.
Population development of the province
Comarcas
Like all provinces of Andalusia, the province of Granada was divided into comarcas with effect from March 28, 2003 .
- List of comarcas
(As of January 1, 2013)
Comarca | Residents | Communities |
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Comarca de Alhama | 17,572 | Agrón, Alhama de Granada, Arenas del Rey, Cacín, Chimeneas, Escúzar, Jayena, La Malahá, Santa Cruz del Comercio, Ventas de Huelma, Zafarraya |
Alpujarra Granadina | 24,073 | Almegíjar, Alpujarra de la Sierra, Bérchules, Bubión, Busquístar, Cádiar, Cáñar, Capileira, Carataunas, Cástaras, Juviles, Lanjarón, Lobras, Murtas, Nevada, Órgiva, Pampaneira, Pórtugos, Turvézaha, Soportújar, Ugíjar, Válor |
Comarca de Baza | 41,099 | Baza, Benamaurel, Caniles, Cortes de Baza, Cuevas del Campo, Cúllar, Freila, Zújar |
Costa Tropical | 125,746 | Albondón, Albuñol, Almuñécar, Los Guajares, Gualchos, Itrabo, Jete, Lentegí, Lújar, Molvízar, Motril, Otívar, Polopos, Rubite, Salobreña, Sorvilán, Vélez de Benaudalla |
Comarca de Guadix | 42,823 | Albuñán, Aldeire, Alquife, Beas de Guadix, Benalúa, La Calahorra, Cogollos de Guadix, Cortes y Graena, Darro, Diezma, Dólar, Ferreira, Fonelas, Gor, Gorafe, Guadix, Huéneja, Jerez del Marquesado, Lanteira., Lugros, Marchalira , Morelábor, La Peza, Polícar, Purullena, Valle del Zalabí |
Comarca de Huéscar | 16,619 | Castilléjar, Castril, Galera, Huéscar, Orce, Puebla de Don Fadrique |
Comarca de Loja | 63,767 | Algarinejo, Huétor Tájar, Illora, Loja, Moclín, Montefrío, Moraleda de Zafayona, Salar, Villanueva Mesía, Zagra |
Los Montes | 25,679 | Alamedilla, Alicún de Ortega, Benalúa de las Villas, Campotéjar, Colomera, Dehesas de Guadix, Deifontes, Gobernador, Guadahortuna, Huélago, Iznalloz, Montejícar, Montillana, Pedro Martínez, Píñar, Torre-Cardela, Villanueva de las Torres |
Valle de Lecrín | 23,071 | Albuñuelas, Dúrcal, Lecrín, Nigüelas, Padul, El Pinar, El Valle, Villamena |
Vega de Granada | 538.870 | Albolote, Alfacar, Alhendín, Armilla, Atarfe, Beas de Granada, Cájar, Calicasas, Cenes de la Vega, Chauchina, Churriana de la Vega, Cijuela, Cogollos de la Vega, Cúllar Vega, Dílar, Dúdar, Fuente Vaqueros, Las Gabias, Gójar, Granada, Güejar Sierra, Güevéjar, Huétor de Santillán, Huétor Vega, Jun, Láchar, Maracena, Monachil, Nívar, Ogíjares, Otura, Peligros, Pinos Genil, Pinos Puente, Pulianas, Quéntar, Santa Fe, Vegas del Genil, Víznar , La Zubia |
See also
- List of municipalities in the province of Granada
- History of Spain (especially paragraph about Al-Andalus )
Web links
- Sierra Nevada Natural Park
- Sierra de Baza Natural Park
- Sierra de Castril Natural Park
- Sierra de Huétor Natural Park
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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