Province of Jaén (Spain)
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| Coordinates: 38°00′N 3°30′W / 38.000°N 3.500°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Capital | Jaén |
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| • President | Francisco Reyes (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,484 km2 (5,206 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 14th |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 627,190 |
| • Rank | Ranked 23rd |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Parliament | Cortes Generales |
| Website | 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 Jaén city.
Its area is 13,484 km². Its population is 657,387 (2003), about one sixth of whom living in the capital. It contains 97 municipalities. The highest point of the province is Pico Mágina (2165 m).[1]
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.[2]
The annual chess tournament, held until 2010 in Linares, attracted many of the world's best players.
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.[3] There are more than 66 million olive trees, spread over a surface of 550,000 hectares.[4] The province alone produces more olive oil than the entire country of Italy.[4] The province's production in 2013 was 749.387 tonnes of olive oil.
Symbols
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.[5][6]
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.[7]
Population
The historical population is given in the following chart:
See also
References
- ^ "Objetivo: Pico Mágina (Jaén)". www.sendanatura.com (in Spanish). Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Ginés Donaire (2 September 2009). "Tierra de castillos y batallas". El País.
- ^ "An Olive Oil Cultural Center And Museum in Jaén". Olive Oil Times. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
- ^ a b Sandro Pozzi (2 September 2016). Elpais.com (ed.). "Spanish olive oil lights up Times Square". www.elpais.com. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
- ^ Diputación de Jaén (3 March 2014). "Bandera de la Provincia". Retrieved 21 July 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ ABC (2 March 2014). "Así es la bandera de la provincia de Jaén". Retrieved 21 July 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Diutación de Jaén (13 December 2013). "Informe sobre la identidad vexilológica de la provincia de Jaén" (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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External links
- (in Spanish) Despeñaperros Natural Park
- (in Spanish) Sierra de Andújar Natural Park
- (in Spanish) Sierra Mágina Natural Park
- (in Spanish) Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park
- (in Spanish) Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas
- (in English) Photo album from La Iruela Castle - Jaén - Andalusia
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