Campiña de Jerez

Campiña de Jerez
Comarca
Campiña de Jerez
Campiña de Jerez
Country Spain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceCádiz
Municipalities
List
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

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

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]

  • View of countryside from Jerez de la Frontera
    View of countryside from Jerez de la Frontera
  • San José del Valle vista
    San José del Valle vista
  • Vineyards
    Vineyards
  • Wind turbines
    Wind turbines

References

  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.

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