Alpujarra Granadina is a Spanish
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...
in the
Province of Granada. Along with
Alpujarra Almeriense, it forms the historical region of the
Alpujarras
The Alpujarra (, Arabic: ''al-bussarat'') is a natural and historical region in Andalusia, Spain, on the south slopes of the Sierra Nevada and the adjacent valley. The average elevation is above sea level. It extends over two provinces, ...
.
Overview
Located in the west of the Alpujarras, it borders the Granadan comarcas of
Accitania (Guadix) to the north, the
Vega de Granada
The Vega de Granada is a ''comarca'' (county, but with no administrative role) in the province of Granada, southeastern Spain. According to the 2007 census (INE), the comarca has a population of 500,121 inhabitants, which is over half the overa ...
to the northwest, the
Valle de Lecrín to the west, and the
Costa Tropical
Costa Granadina is a comarca in southern Spain, corresponding to the Mediterranean coastline of the province of Granada. It is also but less frequently called the Costa Tropical or Costa de Granada. It is crossed by the N-340 coastal highway th ...
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'').
''Municipios'' of Alpujarra Granadina
/ref> (2014 populations shown in parentheses):
*Almegíjar
Almegíjar is a Spanish village and municipality located in the province of Granada, Andalusia. According to the 2005 census (INE), it has a population of 435 inhabitants.
Overview
It is situated at over 800 metres above sea level, on the south ...
(361)
* Alpujarra de la Sierra (1,065)
* Bérchules (762)
* Bubión (315)
* Busquístar (296)
* Cádiar (,1545)
* Cáñar (408)
*Capileira
Capileira is the highest and most northerly of the three villages in the gorge of the Poqueira river in the La Alpujarra district of the province of Granada, in Spain. It is located at latitude 36° 57' N and longitude 3° 21' W, about 1 km ...
(496)
* Carataunas (209)
* Cástaras (242)
* Juviles (134)
*Lanjarón
Lanjarón is a municipality and town in the Alpujarras area in the province of Granada in Andalusia, Spain.
Lanjarón has a ruined castle and chalybeate baths.
This spa town is most famous, however, for its eponymous bottled water company, the ...
(3,717)
* Lobras (165)
* Murtas (541)
*Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...
(1,149)
* Órgiva (5,393)
* Pampaneira (323)
* Pórtugos (382)
* Soportújar (320)
* La Taha (663)
* Torvizcón (710)
*Trevélez
Trevélez is a village in the province of Granada, Spain. Its population in 2011 was estimated at 823. The river Trevélez flows through the village. They are located in the western part of the Alpujarras region.
Two of the highest mountains in ...
(792)
* Turón (289)
* Ugíjar (2,619)
* Válor (623)
See also
* Alpujarra Almeriense
*Morisco Revolt
Moriscos (, ; pt, mouriscos ; Spanish for "Moorish") were former Muslims and their descendants whom the Roman Catholic church and the Spanish Crown commanded to convert to Christianity or face compulsory exile after Spain outlawed the open p ...
* Sierra Nevada
References
External links
Visit Alpujarras: your holiday quide, travel information and rural accommodation
Touristic website of Alpujarra Granadina
History, pictures and infos about the Alpujarras
{{Comarcas of Andalusia
Comarcas of the Province of Granada