Province of Jaén (Spain)
This article is about the Spanish province. For the province in Peru, see Jaén Province (Cajamarca).
The province of Jaén (Spanish: Provincia de Jaén) is one of the eight provinces of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. Its capital is Jaén. It is located in the northeast of Andalusia, bordering the provinces of Cordoba and Granada, also Andalusian, and the provinces of Ciudad Real and Albacete of the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha. The province covers 13,496.09 km², and its population is 633,564 (2019), of which about 17% live in the capital. The province comprises 97 municipalities, which have been grouped into ten comarcas since 2003.
Although Jaén is one of the lesser known provinces in Spain from a tourist point of view, the province has some interesting sights to offer:
- four natural parks: the Sierra de Andújar, Despeñaperros, the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas and the Sierra Mágina
- further nature reserves
- two important Renaissance cities: Úbeda and Baeza
- the annual chess tournament in Linares regularly attracts the world's best players
- The Puente de Vadollano is a roman stone arch bridge
The province of Jaén is one of the most important areas in the world for the production of olive oil, which characterizes the province.
Population development of the province
Comarcas in the province of Jaén
The province of Jaén, like all Andalusian provinces, was divided into comarcas with effect from 28 March 2003.
| Comarca | Inhabitants | Communities |
| Campiña de Jaén | 67.287 | Andújar, Arjona, Arjonilla, Cazalilla, Escañuela, Espelúy, Lahiguera, Lopera, Marmolejo, Villanueva de la Reina |
| El Condado | 22.802 | Arquillos, Castellar, Chiclana de Segura, Montizón, Navas de San Juan, Santisteban del Puerto, Vilches |
| La Loma | 79.266 | Baeza, Begíjar, Canena, Ibros, Lupión, Rus, Sabiote, Torreblascopedro, Torreperogil, Úbeda |
| Comarca Metropolitana de Jaén | 223.462 | Fuensanta de Martos, Fuerte del Rey, La Guardia de Jaén, Higuera de Calatrava, Jaén, Jamilena, Mancha Real, Martos, Mengíbar, Porcuna, Santiago de Calatrava, Torre del Campo, Torredonjimeno, Villardompardo, Los Villares, Villatorres |
| Sierra de Cazorla | 33.382 | Cazorla, Chilluévar, Hinojares, Huesa, La Iruela, Peal de Becerro, Pozo Alcón, Quesada, Santo Tomé |
| Sierra Mágina | 41.049 | Albanchez de Mágina, Bedmar y Garcíez, Bélmez de la Moraleda, Cabra del Santo Cristo, Cambil, Campillo de Arenas, Cárcheles, Huelma, Jimena, Jódar, Larva, Noalejo, Pegalajar, Torres |
| Sierra Morena | 105.316 | Aldeaquemada, Bailén, Baños de la Encina, Carboneros, La Carolina, Guarromán, Jabalquinto, Linares, Santa Elena |
| Sierra de Segura | 26.008 | Arroyo del Ojanco, Beas de Segura, Benatae, Génave, Hornos, Orcera, Puente de Génave, La Puerta de Segura, Santiago-Pontones, Segura de la Sierra, Siles, Torres de Albánchez, Villarrodrigo |
| Sierra Sur | 43.942 | Alcalá la Real, Alcaudete, Castillo de Locubín, Frailes, Valdepeñas de Jaén |
| Las Villas | 22.402 | Iznatoraf, Sorihuela del Guadalimar, Villacarrillo, Villanueva del Arzobispo |
Comarcas in the province of Jaén
