La Guardia de Jaén explained
| La Guardia de Jaén |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Official Name: | Guardia de Jaén (La) |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Jaén#Spain Andalusia#Spain |
| Pushpin Label: | La Guardia de Jaén |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Province of Jaén |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous
community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jaén |
| Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Name3: | Jaén metropolitan area |
| Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Jaén |
| Coordinates: | 37.7419°N -3.6925°W |
| Elevation M: | 635 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 38.43 |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | Near 1500 BC[2] (Mentesa Bastia) |
| Population Footnotes: | [3] |
| Population Total: | 4061 |
| Population As Of: | 2009 |
| Population Demonym: | Guardeño |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 23170 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | (+34) 953 3X XX XX |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Juan Morillo García (2007) |
| Leader Party: | PP |
La Guardia de Jaén[4] or Guardia de Jaén, La (official name), and the old Mentesa Bastia at Iberic and Roman era, is a small city located in the province of Jaén (Spain) at western end of Sierra Mágina, on the Cerro de San Marcos, near the promontory of Cerro de San Cristóbal, from where it dominates the valley of the river Guadalbullón.
With a population of 4061 inhabitants -according to January 2009 census (INE)[5] -, is situated 6352NaN2 over sea level, with an area of 38.432NaN2. Located some 10km (10miles) from Jaén, being the closest town, better communication with the capital thanks to the three tracks that bind: Jontoya highway bridge, road N-323 and Bailén-Motril motorway (A44/E-902).
See also
- Convent of Santo Domingo, La Guardia de Jaén
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía - La Guardia de Jaén . Junta de Andalucía . July 9, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090925013642/http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadistica/sima/htm/sm23038.htm . September 25, 2009.
- Web site: Database of contemporary architecture in Andalusia: Sitio Arqueológico de la Guardia de Jaén . Junta de Andalucía (Consejería de Cultura) . July 9, 2009.
- Web site: Cifras de población referidas al 1 January 2008 Real Decreto 2124/2008, de 26 de diciembre - La Guardia de Jaén . Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) - (National Statistics Institute) . December 6, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622023216/http://www.ine.es/jaxi/tabla.do?tablas=tablas&tablas=tablas&sel_1=1&busc_1=&cri1=037&tablas=tablas&sel_2=1&busc_2=&cri2=00&rows=municipios&columns=sexo&numCri=2&NumCeldas=1&type=pcaxis&path=%2Ft20%2Fe260%2Fa2009%2Fl0%2F&file=mun23.px&divi=&per=&idtab=&accion=html . 22 June 2011 . dead .
- Web site: Ayuntamiento de La Guardia de Jaén - La Guardia . Ayuntamiento de La Guardia de Jaén . July 9, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080819153136/http://www.laguardiadejaen.com/web/la-guardia/ . August 19, 2008.
- Web site: Cifras de población referidas al 1 January 2008 Real Decreto 2124/2008, de 26 de diciembre - La Guardia de Jaén . Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) - (National Statistics Institute) . December 6, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622023216/http://www.ine.es/jaxi/tabla.do?tablas=tablas&tablas=tablas&sel_1=1&busc_1=&cri1=037&tablas=tablas&sel_2=1&busc_2=&cri2=00&rows=municipios&columns=sexo&numCri=2&NumCeldas=1&type=pcaxis&path=%2Ft20%2Fe260%2Fa2009%2Fl0%2F&file=mun23.px&divi=&per=&idtab=&accion=html . 22 June 2011 . dead .
