Las Villas
Comarca
Landscape of Las Villas at Iznatoraf.
Landscape of Las Villas at Iznatoraf.
Location of Las Villas in Andalusia
Location of Las Villas in Andalusia
CountrySpain
RegionAndalusia
Area
 • Total556.38 km2 (214.82 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 • Total22,023
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
View of Aguascebas dam

Las Villas is a natural region and comarca in Andalusia, southern Spain. It is located in the mountainous area at the eastern end of Jaén Province.[1] The main town is Villacarrillo.

Together with the Sierra de Cazorla and Sierra de Segura mountain ranges Las Villas gave its name to the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park that was established in 1986. 8.3 percent of the surface of the protected area falls within the Las Villas comarca.[2]

Formerly the Las Villas comarca had been merged with La Loma as La Loma y las Villas, an administrative division of Andalusia.[3] The present-day official comarca was established in 2003.[4] According to the 2014 census,[5] the comarca has a population of 22,023 inhabitants.

Municipalities

See also

References

  1. ↑ Comarca de Las Villas Archived 2015-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ El Parque Natural - Municipality of Segura de la Sierra Archived 2015-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Mapa de comarcas de Andalucía Archived 2008-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. Listado comarcal definido por la Consejería de Turismo y Deporte de la Junta de Andalucía
  4. ↑ Orden de 14 de marzo de 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 Bulletin of the Government of Andalusia, No 59; 27 March 2003, p. 6248
  5. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)

38°6′N 3°5′W / 38.100°N 3.083°W / 38.100; -3.083

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