Official Name: | Huétor-Tájar |
Flag Size: | 150px |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Granada |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Fernando Delgado Ayén |
Established Title: | Founded |
Area Total Km2: | 40 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Latm: | 11 |
Lats: | 41.49 |
Latns: | N --> |
Longm: | 2 |
Longs: | 47.49 |
Longew: | W --> |
Elevation M: | 484 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 18360 |
Area Code: | 34 (Spain) + 958 (Granada) |
Website: | www.huetortajar.org |
Huétor-Tájar (or Huétor Tájar) is a municipality and town located in the province of Granada (Andalusia), in the southern Spain. It is situated 43 km west of the city of Granada, and its population in 2007 was 9,467. The municipality's extension is close to 40 km2. Huétor-Tájar lies within the fertile Genil river valley, a part of the Granada depression.
The main source of income is the asparagus culture and its commercialisation under the Geographical Indication Esparragos de Huétor-Tájar.
The town is located near Granada, which has had a significant influence on it during the centuries.