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Las Villas (Jaén)
Las Villas is a natural region and Comarcas of Spain, ''comarca'' in Andalusia, southern Spain. It is located in the mountainous area at the eastern end of Province of Jaén (Spain), 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''.El Parque Natural - Municipality of Segura de la Sierra
Formerly the Las Villas ''comarca'' had been merged with La Loma (Jaén), La Loma as ''La Loma y las Villas'', an administrative division of Andalusia. The present-day official ''comarca'' w ...
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Comarcas Of Andalusia
In Andalusia, comarcas have no defined administrative powers; many municipalities have gathered together to form '' mancomunidades'' in order to provide basic services, but those do not always coincide with the traditional ''comarcas''. The current (2007) Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia, unlike its 1981 predecessor, allows for the establishment and regulation of official ''comarcas'' under its Title III, Article 97, which defines the significance of ''comarcas'' and sets the basis for future legislation in this area. In 2003, the Council of Tourism and Sports of the Regional Government of Andalusia The Regional Government of Andalusia () is the government of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. It consists of the Parliament of Andalusia, Parliament, the President of the Regional Government of Andalusia, President of the Regional Government ... published an order in which it defined the ''comarca'' as "a geographic space with some homogeneous natural characteristicas, which p ...
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Sierras De Cazorla, Segura Y Las Villas Natural Park
Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park () is a natural park in the eastern and northeastern part of the province of Jaén, Spain, established in 1986. With an area of ,Parque Natural de las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas
official site. Accessed online 2009-12-27.
El Parque Natural
Municipality of Segura de la Sierra. Accessed onl ...
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Baetic System
The Baetic System or Betic System () is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. Located in the southern and eastern Iberian Peninsula, it is also known as the Cordilleras Béticas (Baetic Mountain Ranges) or Baetic Mountains. The name of the mountain system derives from the ancient Roman region of Baetica, one of the Imperial Roman provinces of ancient Hispania. Geography The Baetic System is made up of multiple mountain ranges that reach from western Andalusia to the Region of Murcia, southern Castile-La Mancha and southern Land of Valencia. To the north, the Baetic Ranges are separated from the Meseta Central and the Sierra Morena by the basin of the Guadalquivir. The Iberian System rises north of the eastern part of the Prebaetic System, the northernmost part of the Baetic System. The mountain ranges that are part of this system are generally aligned \along a southwest-northeast direction. The best-known range of the Baetic System is the Sierra Nevada, whic ...
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Villanueva Del Arzobispo
Villanueva del Arzobispo is a city located in the province of Jaén, Spain.A Gazetteer of the World: Ta-Zzubin and appendix'. United Kingdom, A. Fullarton, 1856. 381. According to the 2011 census ( INE), the city had a population of 8,924. History The town was first mentioned in the year 1396 owing to a petition made by Pedro Tenorio, archbishop of Toledo, to King Henry III of Castile. Hence the town's name, which means ''New Town of the Archbishop'' in Spanish. Before this date, the town was called ''La Moraleja'', adjacent to Iznatoraf and towards the beginning of the 13th century formed part of the conquered territory of Cazorla. There exist basic forms of the ancient name of the locality, which before being called La Moraleja was called in Arabic ''Al-Buxarressa'', from which La Moraleja derives. The urban nucleus of Villanueva del Arzobispo is situated next to the mountain of Albercones, to the west, at a crossroads. It presents a mixed picture, with some ancient d ...
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Sorihuela Del Guadalimar
Sorihuela del Guadalimar is a municipality located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2005 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 1258 inhabitants. See also * List of municipalities in Jaén Jaén is a province in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which is divided into 97 municipalities. Spanish census, Jaén is the 27th largest of the 50 provinces by population, with inhabitants, and the 14th largest by land area, ... References Municipalities in the Province of Jaén (Spain) {{Andalusia-geo-stub ...
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Instituto Nacional De Estadística (Spain)
The (INE; ) is the official government agency in Spain that collects statistics about demography, the economy, and Spanish society. It is an autonomous organization responsible for overall coordination of statistical services of the General State Administration in monitoring, control and supervision of technical procedures. Every 10 years, the institute conducts a national census. History First agency and evolution The oldest statistics agency of Spain and the predecessor of the current agency was the General Statistics Commission of the Kingdom, created on 3 November 1856 during the reign of Isabella II. The so-then Prime Minister Narváez approved a decree creating this body and ordering that people with recognized ability in this matter were part of it. On 1 May 1861 the Commission changed its name to General Statistics Board and their first work was to do a population census. By a decree of 12 September 1870 Prime Minister Serrano created the Geographic Institute a ...
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Census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of statistics. This term is used mostly in connection with Population and housing censuses by country, national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include Census of agriculture, censuses of agriculture, traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations (UN) defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every ten years. UN recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications, and other useful information to coordinate international practices. The United Nations, UN's Food ...
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Junta De Andalucía
The Regional Government of Andalusia () is the government of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Regional Government and the Government Council. The 2011 budget was 31.7 billion euros. It employs about 500,000 workers. Institutions Legislature The Parliament of Andalusia is the House of Assembly for the region. Its main functions are to enact, amend or repeal laws and to appoint/remove the Governor. It is composed of deputies chosen by direct, universal suffrage, to represent the Andalusian people. The Parliament was constituted in 1982, after the approval of the Statute of Autonomy in 1981. Its current headquarters is in the former Hospital de las Cinco Llagas, Seville Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, .... ...
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La Loma (Jaén)
La Loma () is a Spanish comarca in the province of Jaén, Andalusia. It lies in the central part of Jaén, and includes two cities declared World Heritage by the UNESCO: Úbeda and Baeza. La Loma covers an area of 1037 square kilometres. Its population of 77,162 (2017) is mainly concentrated in the cities of Úbeda and Baeza. The main sources of income are in agriculture, especially in the growing of olive trees, although tourism in the historical centres of Úbeda Úbeda () is a municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain located in the Province of Jaén (Spain), province of Jaén, Andalusia. The town lies on the southern ridge of the so-called Loma de Úbeda, a Table (landform), table sandwiched in bet ... and Baeza also plays an important role. Municipalities References {{DEFAULTSORT:La Loma (Jaen) Comarcas of the Province of Jaén, Spain ...
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Protected Area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood, non-timber forest products, water, ...) is limited. The term "protected area" also includes marine protected areas and transboundary protected areas across multiple borders. As of 2016, there are over 161,000 protected areas representing about 17 percent of the world's land surface area (excluding Antarctica). For waters under national jurisdiction beyond inland waters, there are 14,688 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), covering approximately 10.2% of coastal and marine areas and 4.12% of global ocean areas. In contrast, only 0.25% of the world's oceans beyond national jurisdiction are covered by MPAs. In recent years, the 30 by 30 initiative has targeted to protect 30% of ocean territory and 30% of land territory worldwide by 2030; this ...
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Sierra De Segura
Sierra de Segura is a mountain range of the Prebaetic System in the province of Jaén in Spain. It is named after the ancient town of Segura de la Sierra and it gives its name to the Segura river. Its highest point is the 1,993 m high Las Banderillas peak. This mountain range is surrounded by the Sierra Nevada, the Sierra de Cazorla, and Sierra de Baza mountain ranges. It gives its name to the Sierra de Segura Comarca, an administrative division that includes a number of villages that are scattered across the range. Protected area The Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park is a protected area including about 80% of the Segura Range, as well as the neighboring Cazorla Range and some adjacent mountainous areas.Parque Natural Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas - Official website


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Iznatoraf
Iznatoraf is a municipality located in the Jaén (Spanish province), province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2005 census,Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) the municipality has a population of 1188 inhabitants. See also *Sierra de Cazorla *Antonio Tavira y Almazán * List of municipalities in Jaén References External links

* Municipalities in the Province of Jaén (Spain) {{Andalusia-geo-stub ...
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