Campo de Gibraltar
Campo de Gibraltar | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Andalusia |
| Province |  Province of Cádiz |
| Municipalities | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,527.5 km2 (589.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[note 1] | |
| • Total | 276,335 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Campogibraltareños |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Algeciras |
Campo de Gibraltar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkampo ðe xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is a comarca (county) in the province of Cádiz, Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, the southernmost part of mainland Europe. It comprises the municipalities of Algeciras, La Línea de la Concepción, San Roque, Los Barrios, Castellar de la Frontera, Jimena de la Frontera, San Martín del Tesorillo and Tarifa.
Its name comes from the municipal territory of the town of Gibraltar, now a British Overseas Territory. Until 1704, the Campo de Gibraltar was simply the territory for the municipality of Gibraltar, about 500 km2 corresponding approximately to the current municipalities of Algeciras, San Roque, Los Barrios and La Línea de la Concepción. Following the capture of Gibraltar during the War of the Spanish Succession the former inhabitants settled nearby creating Algeciras, San Roque, and Los Barrios. In 1759, each of them was established as a different municipality.[1]
Municipalities
[edit]The Campo de Gibraltar comarca is composed of the following eight municipalities:
| Arms | Municipality | Location | Area (km2) |
Population (2023)[note 2][2] |
Density(/km2) |
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Algeciras | Bay of Gibraltar | 85.8 | 123,639 | 1,441 |
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Los Barrios | Interior Los Alcornocales Natural Park Bay of Gibraltar |
331.3 | 24,219 | 73.1 |
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Castellar de la Frontera | Interior Los Alcornocales Natural Park |
178.8 | 3,020 | 16.9 |
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Jimena de la Frontera | Interior Los Alcornocales Natural Park |
297.1 | 6,675 | 22.4 |
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La Línea de la Concepción | Bay of Gibraltar Mediterranean coast |
19.3 | 63,773 | 3,304 |
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San Martín del Tesorillo | Interior Los Alcornocales Natural Park |
48.6 | 2,742 | 56.4 |
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San Roque | Interior - Bay of Gibraltar Mediterranean coast |
146.9 | 33,646 | 229 |
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Tarifa | Atlantic coast Los Alcornocales Natural Park |
419.7 | 18,621 | 44.3 |
| Total | 1,527.5 | 276,335 | 180.9 |
Gallery
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La Línea de la Concepción vistas from the Rock of Gibraltar. -
Castellar de la Frontera castle. -
Jimena de la Frontera view from its castle. -
Ruins of the ancient roman town Baelo Claudia. -
View of the Strait of Gibraltar, Africa can be seen in the distance.
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Álvarez Vázquez, Manuel (April 2004). "La pérdida de Gibraltar y el nacimiento de la nueva población de Los Barrios" (PDF). Almoraima. Revista de Estudios Campogibraltareños (34): 51–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2009.
- ^ "Cádiz: Population by municipality and sex. (2864)". INE. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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