Las Villas
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. 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.
Formerly the Las Villas comarca had been merged with La Loma as La Loma y las Villas, an administrative division of Andalusia. The present-day official comarca was established in 2003. According to the 2014 census, the comarca has a population of 22,023 inhabitants.
Municipalities
- Iznatoraf, 1038 inhabitants.
- Sorihuela del Guadalimar, 1298 inhabitants.
- Villacarrillo, 11,092 inhabitants.
- Villanueva del Arzobispo, 8595 inhabitants.
See also
References
- ^ Comarca de Las Villas Archived 2015-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ El Parque Natural - Municipality of Segura de la Sierra Archived 2015-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
External links
Media related to Las Villas at Wikimedia Commons- Parque Natural Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas
- Iznatoraf - Las Villas
