Alpujarra Granadina

Coordinates: 36°54′1″N 3°25′26″W / 36.90028°N 3.42389°W / 36.90028; -3.42389CountrySpainAutonomous communityAndalusiaProvinceGranadaSeatÓrgivaSubdivision25 municipalitiesArea • Total1,143 km² (441 sq mi)Population • Total24,736 • Density22/km² (56/sq mi)DemonymAlpujarreñosTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Largest municipalityÓrgiva

Alpujarra Granadina is a Spanish comarca in the Province of Granada. Along with Alpujarra Almeriense, it forms the historical region of the Alpujarras.

Overview

Located in the west of the Alpujarras, it borders the Granadan comarcas of Accitania (Guadix) to the north, the Vega de Granada to the northwest, the Valle de Lecrín to the west, and the Costa Tropical 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).^[1] (2014 populations shown in parentheses):

• Almegíjar (361)
• Alpujarra de la Sierra (1,065)
• Bérchules (762)
• Bubión (315)
• Busquístar (296)
• Cádiar (,1545)
• Cáñar (408)
• Capileira (496)
• Carataunas (209)
• Cástaras (242)
• Juviles (134)
• Lanjarón (3,717)
• Lobras (165)
• Murtas (541)
• Nevada (1,149)
• Órgiva (5,393)
• Pampaneira (323)
• Pórtugos (382)
• Soportújar (320)
• La Taha (663)
• Torvizcón (710)
• Trevélez (792)
• Turón (289)
• Ugíjar (2,619)
• Válor (623)

See also

• Alpujarra Almeriense
• Morisco Revolt
• Sierra Nevada

References

External links

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