Campiña de Jerez explained

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]

Municipalities

The Campiña de Jerez comarca consists of the municipalities of Jerez de la Frontera and San José del Valle.

ArmsMunicipalityArea (km2)Population (2023)[3] Density (/km2)
Jerez de la Frontera1,188.23213,231179.45
San José del Valle224.014,48620.03
Total1,412.24217,717199.48

Economy

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]

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References

36.6622°N -6.1306°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 27 March 2003 . 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 . 8 September 2024 . www.juntadeandalucia.es.
  2. Web site: 7 May 2003 . 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). . 2024-09-08 . www.juntadeandalucia.es.
  3. Web site: Cádiz: Population by municipality and sex. (2864) . 2024-09-08 . INE . en.
  4. Web site: Wilkinson . Isambard . 2020-09-27 . The Sherry Triangle, a corner of Spain that is for ever England . 2024-09-13 . www.thetimes.com . en.