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Jaén (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈen]) is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ciudad Real, Albacete, Granada and Córdoba. Its capital is Jaén city.

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Jaén
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Jaén highlighted
Coordinates: 38°00′N 3°30′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Capital	Jaén
Government
• President	Francisco Reyes (PSOE)
Area
• Total	13,484 km2 (5,206 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 14th
Population  (2021)
• Total	627,190
• Rank	Ranked 23rd
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Official language(s)	Spanish
Parliament	Cortes Generales
Website	dipujaen.com

Its area is 13,484 km². Its population is 657,387 (2003), about one sixth of whom living in the capital. It contains 97 municipalities. The highest point of the province is Pico Mágina (2165 m).[1]

One of the less-known provinces of Spain, compared to the tourist-oriented coast, it has four national parks and many other protected natural areas. The province also contains two Renaissance cities, Úbeda and Baeza, both recently declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The province has among the highest concentration of castles in the world outside the Levant, thanks to its strategic position during the Reconquista.[2]

The annual chess tournament, held until 2010 in Linares, attracted many of the world's best players.

The province is the largest producer of olive oil in the world. It produces around 45% of all Spanish olive oil and 20% of the world's production. For this reason the province is also known as World Capital of Olive Oil.[3] There are more than 66 million olive trees, spread over a surface of 550,000 hectares.[4] The province alone produces more olive oil than the entire country of Italy.[4] The province's production in 2013 was 749.387 tonnes of olive oil.

Symbols

Flag

The flag of the province of Jaén was approved by the Provincial Council of Jaén, in the plenary session held on March 3, 2014 and registered in the Andalusian Registry of Local Entities, complying with Law 6/2003, of October 9 of Symbols, Processing and Registration of Andalusian Local Entities.[5][6]

The flag is arranged in a rectangular cloth with a proportion of 1/1.5, being longer than it is wide. It has an area of 10x15 sectors, with the shield being three sectors high and eight sectors wide; and occupying six sectors high and five sectors wide. The flag is green pantone color 377, in reference to the natural heritage of the province.[7]

Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:

See also

• List of municipalities in Jaén

References

External links

• (in Spanish) Despeñaperros Natural Park
• (in Spanish) Sierra de Andújar Natural Park
• (in Spanish) Sierra Mágina Natural Park
• (in Spanish) Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park
• (in Spanish) Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas
• (in English) Photo album from La Iruela Castle - Jaén - Andalusia

На других языках

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[de] Provinz Jaén

Die Provinz Jaén (spanisch Provincia de Jaén) ist eine der acht Provinzen der autonomen Gemeinschaft Andalusien in Südspanien. Die Hauptstadt ist Jaén. Sie liegt im Nordosten Andalusiens und grenzt an die ebenfalls andalusischen Provinzen Córdoba und Granada sowie an die Provinzen Ciudad Real und Albacete der Autonomen Gemeinschaft Kastilien-La Mancha. Die Provinz erstreckt sich über 13.489,11 km², ihre Einwohnerzahl beläuft sich auf 633.564 Personen (2019), von denen rund 17 % in der Hauptstadt leben. Die Provinz umfasst 97 Gemeinden, die seit dem Jahr 2003 zu zehn Comarcas zusammengefasst sind.

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- [en] Province of Jaén (Spain)

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[ru] Хаэн (провинция)

Хаэ́н (исп. Jaén) — провинция на юге Испании, в составе автономного сообщества Андалусия. Административный центр — Хаэн.

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