Alpujarra Granadina
Alpujarra Granadina | |
|---|---|
 Winter landscape in Capileira. | |
 Flag | |
 Alpujarra Granadina within Granada | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′1″N 3°25′26″W / 36.90028°N 3.42389°W / 36.90028; -3.42389 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Granada |
| Seat | Órgiva |
| Subdivision | 25 municipalities |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,143 km2 (441 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 24,736 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Alpujarreños |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Órgiva |
Alpujarra Granadina is a Spanish comarca in the Province of Granada. Along with Alpujarra Almeriense, it forms the historical region of the Alpujarras.
Overview
Located in the west of the Alpujarras, it borders the Granadan comarcas of Accitania (Guadix) to the north, the Vega de Granada to the northwest, the Valle de Lecrín to the west, and the Costa Tropical to the south, as well as the Almerían comarcas of Poniente Almeriense to the southeast and the Alpujarra Almeriense to the east.
Subdivision
The comarca is divided into 25 municipalities (municipios).[1] (2014 populations shown in parentheses):
- Almegíjar (361)
- Alpujarra de la Sierra (1,065)
- Bérchules (762)
- Bubión (315)
- Busquístar (296)
- Cádiar (,1545)
- Cáñar (408)
- Capileira (496)
- Carataunas (209)
- Cástaras (242)
- Juviles (134)
- Lanjarón (3,717)
- Lobras (165)
- Murtas (541)
- Nevada (1,149)
- Órgiva (5,393)
- Pampaneira (323)
- Pórtugos (382)
- Soportújar (320)
- La Taha (663)
- Torvizcón (710)
- Trevélez (792)
- Turón (289)
- Ugíjar (2,619)
- Válor (623)
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Municipios of Alpujarra Granadina
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alpujarra Granadina.
- Visit Alpujarras: your holiday quide, travel information and rural accommodation
- (in Spanish) Touristic website of Alpujarra Granadina
- (in Spanish) History, pictures and infos about the Alpujarras