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Campiña de Jerez

Coordinates: 36°39′44″N 6°07′50″W / 36.66222°N 6.13056°W / 36.66222; -6.13056
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Campiña de Jerez
Campiña de Jerez
Campiña de Jerez
Country Spain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceCádiz
Municipalities
Area
 • Total1,412 km2 (545 sq mi)
Population
 (2023[1])
 • Total217,717
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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.[2][3]

Municipalities

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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)[1] 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

Economy

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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

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

36°39′44″N 6°07′50″W / 36.66222°N 6.13056°W / 36.66222; -6.13056