Campiña de Jerez | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Comarca |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Andalusia |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Cádiz |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Parts Type: | Municipalities |
Parts Style: | list |
P1: | Jerez de la Frontera, San José del Valle |
Area Total Km2: | 1412 |
Population Total: | 217,717 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Largest municipality |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Campiña de Jerez (the Jerez countryside) is a comarca (county, but with no administrative role) in the province of Cádiz, southern Spain.
The present-day comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia.[1] [2]
The Campiña de Jerez comarca consists of the municipalities of Jerez de la Frontera and San José del Valle.
Arms | Municipality | Area (km2) | Population (2023)[3] | Density (/km2) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jerez de la Frontera | 1,188.23 | 213,231 | 179.45 | ||
San José del Valle | 224.01 | 4,486 | 20.03 | ||
Total | 1,412.24 | 217,717 | 199.48 |
Together 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]