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

Alpujarra Granadina
Comarca
Winter landscape in Capileira.
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Alpujarra Granadina within Granada
Coordinates: 36°54′1″N 3°25′26″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Granada
Seat	Órgiva
Subdivision	25 municipalities
Area
• Total	1,143 km2 (441 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	24,736
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Alpujarreños
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Órgiva

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alpujarra Granadina.

• Visit Alpujarras: your holiday quide, travel information and rural accommodation
• (in Spanish) Touristic website of Alpujarra Granadina
• (in Spanish) History, pictures and infos about the Alpujarras