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.[1] 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.[2]
Formerly the Las Villas comarca had been merged with La Loma as La Loma y las Villas, an administrative division of Andalusia.[3] The present-day official comarca was established in 2003.[4] According to the 2014 census,[5] 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
