Campiña de Jerez (the Jerez countryside) is a comarca (county, but with no administrative role) in the province of Cádiz, southern Spain.
Campiña de Jerez | |
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 Campiña de Jerez | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Cádiz |
| Municipalities | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,412 km2 (545 sq mi) |
| Population (2023[1]) | |
| • Total | 217,717 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The present-day comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia.[2][3]
Municipalities
editThe Campiña de Jerez comarca consists of the municipalities of Jerez de la Frontera and San José del Valle.
| Arms | Municipality | Area (km2) | Population (2023)[1] | Density (/km2) |
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Jerez de la Frontera | 1,188.23 | 213,231 | 179.45 |
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San José del Valle | 224.01 | 4,486 | 20.03 |
| Total | 1,412.24 | 217,717 | 199.48 |
Economy
editTogether with the comarcas Bahía de Cádiz and Costa Noroeste, Campiña de Jerez form the Sherry Triangle, a region of sherry wine production. It is an important economic asset for the region, with a long tradition of British-Spanish winemaking families who export it to the United Kingdom and other european countries.[4]
Gallery
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View of countryside from Jerez de la Frontera -
San José del Valle vista -
Vineyards -
Wind turbines
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Cádiz: Population by municipality and sex. (2864)". INE. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "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". www.juntadeandalucia.es. 27 March 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "CORRECCION de errores de la 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 (BOJA núm. 59, de 27.3.2003)". www.juntadeandalucia.es. 7 May 2003. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ Wilkinson, Isambard (2020-09-27). "The Sherry Triangle, a corner of Spain that is for ever England". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.