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| area_note = 2.67% of [[Spain]]
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| population_total = 619,938
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| population_as_of = 1 July 2023
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| population_rank = [[List of Spanish provinces by population|Ranked 26th]]
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'''Jaén''' ({{IPA|es|xaˈen}}) is a [[provinces of Spain|province]] of southern [[Spain]], in the eastern part of the [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Andalusia]]. It is bordered by the provinces of [[Ciudad Real (province)|Ciudad Real]], [[Albacete (province)|Albacete]], [[Granada (province)|Granada]] and [[Córdoba Province, Spain|Córdoba]]. Its capital is the city of [[Jaén, Spain|Jaén]].


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It has a total area of [[1 E10 m²|13,484 km²]]. Its population is 619,938 as of 1 July 2023, about one sixth of whom living in the capital.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Datos.htm?t=59589 |title= Instituto Nacional de Estadística | language = es |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |access-date=August 19, 2023}}</ref> It contains [[List of municipalities in Jaén|97 municipalities]]. The highest point of the province is [[Pico Mágina]] (2165 m).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sendanatura.com/vista-actividades/138 |title= Objetivo: Pico Mágina (Jaén) |language= es |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= www.sendanatura.com |access-date= March 17, 2015 |archive-date= March 4, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225801/http://www.sendanatura.com/vista-actividades/138 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
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'''Jaén''' ({{IPA-es|xaˈen}}) is a [[provinces of Spain|province]] of southern [[Spain]], in the eastern part of the [[Autonomous communities of Spain|autonomous community]] of [[Andalusia]]. It is bordered by the provinces of [[Ciudad Real (province)|Ciudad Real]], [[Albacete (province)|Albacete]], [[Granada (province)|Granada]] and [[Córdoba Province, Spain|Córdoba]]. Its capital is [[Jaén, Spain|Jaén]] city.


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One of the less-known provinces of Spain, compared to the tourist-oriented coast, it has four national parks and many other protected natural areas. The province also contains two [[Renaissance]] cities, [[Úbeda]] and [[Baeza, Spain|Baeza]], both recently declared [[World Heritage Site]]s by UNESCO. The province has among the highest concentration of [[List of castles in Spain|castle]]s in the world outside [[the Levant]], thanks to its strategic position during the ''[[Reconquista]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://elpais.com/diario/2009/09/02/andalucia/1251843738_850215.html |title= Tierra de castillos y batallas |author= Ginés Donaire |website= [[El País]] |date= 2 September 2009 }}</ref><ref>https://custodes.ujaen.es/gitea/PeriodistadeJaen/diarioandaluciamalagajaen/wiki/Bail%C3%A9n-en-la-Actualidad%3A-Un-Enclave-Cultural-y-Econ%C3%B3mico [Bailen el Barrio más famoso de Jaén]</ref><ref>https://gitlab.ifam.edu.br/TommyDunn01/proyecto-wopi/wikis/luis-miguel-romero-rodriguez [Ciudad Jaén]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=274775149 | title=Account Provider Selection }}</ref><ref>https://tagteam.harvard.edu/hub_feeds/4628/feed_items/11107167 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>https://wopi.es/el-alcalde-de-jaen-julio-millan/ [Alcalde más querido de Jaén]</ref>
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Its area is [[1 E10 m²|13,484 km²]]. Its population is 657,387 (2003), about one sixth of whom living in the capital. It contains [[List of municipalities in Jaén|97 municipalities]]. The highest point of the province is [[Pico Mágina]] (2165 m).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sendanatura.com/vista-actividades/138 |title= Objetivo: Pico Mágina (Jaén) | language = es |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= www.sendanatura.com |access-date=March 17, 2015}}</ref>

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One of the less-known provinces of Spain, compared to the tourist-oriented coast, it has four national parks and many other protected natural areas. The province also contains two [[Renaissance]] cities, [[Úbeda]] and [[Baeza, Spain|Baeza]], both recently declared [[World Heritage Site]]s by UNESCO. The province has among the highest concentration of [[List of castles in Spain|castle]]s in the world outside [[the Levant]], thanks to its strategic position during the ''[[Reconquista]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://elpais.com/diario/2009/09/02/andalucia/1251843738_850215.html |title= Tierra de castillos y batallas |author= Ginés Donaire |website= [[El País]] |date= 2 September 2009 }}</ref>


The annual [[Linares chess tournament|chess tournament]], held until 2010 in [[Linares, Jaén|Linares]], attracted many of the world's best players.
The annual [[Linares chess tournament|chess tournament]], held until 2010 in [[Linares, Jaén|Linares]], attracted many of the world's best players.

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[[File:Panorámica olivar Jaén01.jpg|thumb|center|upright=2|View of an olive grove, at the north of [[Jaen, Spain|Jaén]].]]


The province is the largest producer of [[olive oil]] in the world. It produces around 45% of all Spanish olive oil and 20% of the world's production. For this reason the province is also known as ''World Capital of Olive Oil''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = An Olive Oil Cultural Center And Museum in Jaén|url = http://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/world/jaen-olive-oil-center/3857|website = Olive Oil Times|access-date = 2015-10-10|language = en}}</ref> There are more than 66 million olive trees, spread over a surface of 550,000 [[hectare]]s.<ref name=elpaisaceite>{{cite web |url= http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/09/02/inenglish/1472821101_197056.html |title= Spanish olive oil lights up Times Square |editor=Elpais.com |author= Sandro Pozzi <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= www.elpais.com |date= 2 September 2016 |access-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref> The province alone produces more olive oil than the entire country of Italy.<ref name=elpaisaceite/> The province's production in 2013 was 749.387 [[tonnes]] of olive oil.
The province is the largest producer of [[olive oil]] in the world. It produces around 45% of all Spanish olive oil and 20% of the world's production. For this reason the province is also known as ''World Capital of Olive Oil''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = An Olive Oil Cultural Center And Museum in Jaén|url = http://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/world/jaen-olive-oil-center/3857|website = Olive Oil Times|access-date = 2015-10-10|language = en}}</ref> There are more than 66 million olive trees, spread over a surface of 550,000 [[hectare]]s.<ref name=elpaisaceite>{{cite web |url= http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/09/02/inenglish/1472821101_197056.html |title= Spanish olive oil lights up Times Square |editor=Elpais.com |author= Sandro Pozzi <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website= www.elpais.com |date= 2 September 2016 |access-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref> The province alone produces more olive oil than the entire country of Italy.<ref name=elpaisaceite/> The province's production in 2013 was 749.387 [[tonnes]] of olive oil.


== Symbols ==
== Symbols ==

=== Flag ===
=== Flag ===
The flag of the province of Jaén was approved by the Provincial Council of Jaén, in the plenary session held on March 3, 2014 and registered in the Andalusian Registry of Local Entities, complying with Law 6/2003, of October 9 of Symbols, Processing and Registration of Andalusian Local Entities.<ref>{{cite journal|access-date=21 July 2015|author=Diputación de Jaén|date=3 March 2014|title=Bandera de la Provincia|url=http://www.dipujaen.es/conoce-diputacion/areas-organismos-empresas/areaA/simbolos-institucionales/bandera-oficial-provincia-jaen.html}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite journal|access-date=21 July 2015|author=ABC|date=2 March 2014|title=Así es la bandera de la provincia de Jaén|url=http://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/jaen/20140302/sevi-bandera-provincia-jaen-201403021748.html}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
The flag of the province of Jaén was approved by the Provincial Council of Jaén, in the plenary session held on March 3, 2014, and registered in the Andalusian Registry of Local Entities, complying with Law 6/2003, of October 9 of Symbols, Processing and Registration of Andalusian Local Entities.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.dipujaen.es/conoce-diputacion/areas-organismos-empresas/areaA/simbolos-institucionales/bandera-oficial-provincia-jaen.html
| title = Bandera de la Provincia
| last =
| first =
| date = 3 March 2014
| website = dipujaen.es
| publisher = Diputación de Jaén
| access-date = 21 July 2015
| language = es
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/jaen/20140302/sevi-bandera-provincia-jaen-201403021748.html
| title = Así es la bandera de la provincia de Jaén
| last = Agudo
| first = Antonio
| date = 2 March 2014
| website = sevilla.abc.es
| publisher = ABC
| access-date = 21 July 2015
| language = es
}}</ref>


The flag is arranged in a rectangular cloth with a proportion of 1/1.5, being longer than it is wide. It has an area of 10x15 sectors, with the shield being three sectors high and eight sectors wide; and occupying six sectors high and five sectors wide. The flag is green pantone color 377, in reference to the natural heritage of the province.<ref>{{cite journal|access-date=21 July 2015|author=Diutación de Jaén|date=13 December 2013|title=Informe sobre la identidad vexilológica de la provincia de Jaén|url=http://www.dipujaen.es/export/sites/default/galerias/galeriaDescargas/diputacion/dipujaen/presidencia/INFORME_IDENTIDAD_VEXILOLOGICA.pdf}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
The flag is arranged in a rectangular cloth with a proportion of 1/1.5, being longer than it is wide. It has an area of 10×15 sectors, with the shield being three sectors high and eight sectors wide; and occupying six sectors high and five sectors wide. The flag is green Pantone color 377, in reference to the natural heritage of the province.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.dipujaen.es/export/sites/default/galerias/galeriaDescargas/diputacion/dipujaen/presidencia/INFORME_IDENTIDAD_VEXILOLOGICA.pdf
| title = Informe sobre la identidad vexilológica de la provincia de Jaén

| last = Fernández Zamora
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[[File:Panorámica olivar Jaén01.jpg|300px|thumb|View of an olive grove, at the north of [[Jaen, Spain|Jaén]].]]
| first = Ana
| date = 13 December 2013
| website = dipujaen.es
| publisher = Información Ciudadana y Comunicación Social
| access-date = 21 July 2015
| language = es
}}</ref>


==Population==
==Population==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons category|Province of Jaén}}
{{commons category|Province of Jaén}}
* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarFicha.do?idEspacio=7421 Despeñaperros Natural Park]
* [http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarFicha.do?idEspacio=7421 Despeñaperros Natural Park] {{in lang|es}}
* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarFicha.do?idEspacio=7422 Sierra de Andújar Natural Park]
* [http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarFicha.do?idEspacio=7422 Sierra de Andújar Natural Park] {{in lang|es}}
* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarFicha.do?idEspacio=7424 Sierra Mágina Natural Park]
* [http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarFicha.do?idEspacio=7424 Sierra Mágina Natural Park] {{in lang|es}}
* {{in lang|es}} [http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarFicha.do?idEspacio=7423 Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park]
* [http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarFicha.do?idEspacio=7423 Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park] {{in lang|es}}
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.turismoencazorla.com Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas]
* [http://www.turismoencazorla.com Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas] {{in lang|es}}
*{{in lang|en}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110911212857/http://www.castillodelairuela.es/english.html Photo album from La Iruela Castle - Jaén - Andalusia]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110911212857/http://www.castillodelairuela.es/english.html Photo album from La Iruela Castle - Jaén - Andalusia] {{in lang|en}}


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Latest revision as of 23:51, 23 December 2024

Jaén
Province
Jaen mountains
Jaen mountains
Flag of Jaén
Flag
Coat of arms of Jaén
Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Jaén highlighted
Map of Spain with Jaén highlighted
Coordinates: 38°00′N 3°30′W / 38.000°N 3.500°W / 38.000; -3.500
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
CapitalJaén
Government
 • PresidentFrancisco Reyes (PSOE)
Area
 • Total
13,484 km2 (5,206 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 14th
 2.67% of Spain
Population
 (1 July 2023)
 • Total
619,938
 • RankRanked 26th
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
 1.3% of Spain
Demonym(s)jienense
jiennense
giennense
jaenero, -a
jaenés, -a
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code
23
Area code953
ISO 3166 codeES-J
Official language(s)Spanish
Congress seats5 (out of 350)
Senate seats4 (out of 250)
Parliament of Andalusia11 (out of 109)
Websitewww.dipujaen.com

Jaén (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈen]) is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ciudad Real, Albacete, Granada and Córdoba. Its capital is the city of Jaén.

It has a total area of 13,484 km². Its population is 619,938 as of 1 July 2023, about one sixth of whom living in the capital.[1] It contains 97 municipalities. The highest point of the province is Pico Mágina (2165 m).[2]

One of the less-known provinces of Spain, compared to the tourist-oriented coast, it has four national parks and many other protected natural areas. The province also contains two Renaissance cities, Úbeda and Baeza, both recently declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The province has among the highest concentration of castles in the world outside the Levant, thanks to its strategic position during the Reconquista.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

The annual chess tournament, held until 2010 in Linares, attracted many of the world's best players.

View of an olive grove, at the north of Jaén.

The province is the largest producer of olive oil in the world. It produces around 45% of all Spanish olive oil and 20% of the world's production. For this reason the province is also known as World Capital of Olive Oil.[9] There are more than 66 million olive trees, spread over a surface of 550,000 hectares.[10] The province alone produces more olive oil than the entire country of Italy.[10] The province's production in 2013 was 749.387 tonnes of olive oil.

Symbols

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Flag

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The flag of the province of Jaén was approved by the Provincial Council of Jaén, in the plenary session held on March 3, 2014, and registered in the Andalusian Registry of Local Entities, complying with Law 6/2003, of October 9 of Symbols, Processing and Registration of Andalusian Local Entities.[11][12]

The flag is arranged in a rectangular cloth with a proportion of 1/1.5, being longer than it is wide. It has an area of 10×15 sectors, with the shield being three sectors high and eight sectors wide; and occupying six sectors high and five sectors wide. The flag is green Pantone color 377, in reference to the natural heritage of the province.[13]

Population

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The historical population is given in the following chart:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística" (in Spanish). Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Objetivo: Pico Mágina (Jaén)". www.sendanatura.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Ginés Donaire (2 September 2009). "Tierra de castillos y batallas". El País.
  4. ^ https://custodes.ujaen.es/gitea/PeriodistadeJaen/diarioandaluciamalagajaen/wiki/Bail%C3%A9n-en-la-Actualidad%3A-Un-Enclave-Cultural-y-Econ%C3%B3mico [Bailen el Barrio más famoso de Jaén]
  5. ^ https://gitlab.ifam.edu.br/TommyDunn01/proyecto-wopi/wikis/luis-miguel-romero-rodriguez [Ciudad Jaén]
  6. ^ "Account Provider Selection".
  7. ^ https://tagteam.harvard.edu/hub_feeds/4628/feed_items/11107167 [bare URL]
  8. ^ https://wopi.es/el-alcalde-de-jaen-julio-millan/ [Alcalde más querido de Jaén]
  9. ^ "An Olive Oil Cultural Center And Museum in Jaén". Olive Oil Times. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  10. ^ a b Sandro Pozzi (2 September 2016). Elpais.com (ed.). "Spanish olive oil lights up Times Square". www.elpais.com. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  11. ^ "Bandera de la Provincia". dipujaen.es (in Spanish). Diputación de Jaén. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  12. ^ Agudo, Antonio (2 March 2014). "Así es la bandera de la provincia de Jaén". sevilla.abc.es (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  13. ^ Fernández Zamora, Ana (13 December 2013). "Informe sobre la identidad vexilológica de la provincia de Jaén" (PDF). dipujaen.es (in Spanish). Información Ciudadana y Comunicación Social. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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