Comarcas of Andalusia
In Andalusia, comarcas have no defined administrative powers; many municipalities have gathered together to form mancomunidades in order to provide basic services, but those do not always coincide with the traditional comarcas. The current Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia, unlike its 1981 predecessor, allows for the establishment and regulation of official comarcas under its Title III, Article 97, which defines the significance of comarcas and sets the basis for future legislation in this area.
In 2003 the Council of Tourism and Sports of the Andalusian Autonomous Government published an order in which it defined the comarca as "a geographic space with some homogeneous natural characteristicas, which produce social relations of immediacy and closeness, and present some common natural, economic and social characteristics and some common interests." This defined the official comarcas of Andalusia in the number of 62, as the following ones:
Comarca | Municipalities | Area | Population | Density | Main city | Province |
La Accitania | 26 | 1,691 | 42791 | 25.25 | Guadix | Granada |
Alhama | 6 | 976 | 17,972 | 0.02 | Alhama de Granada | Granada |
El Aljarafe | 30 | 1,136 | 338,532 | 290 | Mairena del Aljarafe | Seville |
Alpujarra Almeriense | 22 | 818 | 15,657 | 19.14 | Alhama de Almería | Almería |
Alpujarra Granadina | 25 | 1.143 | 24,558 | 21.49 | Órgiva | Granada |
Alto Guadalquivir | 8 | 1,299 | 44,931 | 34.6 | Montoro | Córdoba |
Andévalo | 14 | 2,510 | 38,873 | 15.45 | Valverde del Camino | Huelva |
Antequera | 6 | 1,072 | 65,368 | 53.98 | Antequera | Málaga |
La Axarquía | 31 | 1,025 | 202,325 | 197.39 | Vélez-Málaga | Málaga |
Bay of Cádiz | 5 | 607 | 425,462 | 700.93 | Cádiz | Cádiz |
Bajo Guadalquivir | 30 | 1,561 | 147,183 | 137.65 | Utrera | Seville |
Baza | 8 | 1,715.4 | 43,015 | 25.08 | Baza | Granada |
Campiña de Baena | 5 | 725 | 39,670 | 54.8 | Baena | Córdoba |
Campiña de Carmona | 4 | 1,138 | 68,688 | 60.36 | Carmona | Seville |
Campiña de Jaén | 10 | 1,741.76 | 67,904 | 38.9 | Andújar | Jaén |
Campiña de Jerez | 2 | 1,412 | 209,960 | 148.51 | Jerez de la Frontera | Cádiz |
Campiña de Morón y Marchena | 7 | 1,481 | 92,643 | 62.55 | Morón de la Frontera | Seville |
Campiña Sur Cordobesa | 11 | 1,101.8 | 106,489 | 96.7 | Puente Genil | Córdoba |
Campo de Gibraltar | 7 | 1,528.6 | 263,739 | 172.5 | Algeciras | Cádiz |
Condado de Huelva | 14 | 2,457 | 100,294 | 40.8 | La Palma del Condado | Huelva |
Condado de Jaén | 7 | 1,488.11 | 23,690 | 16.1 | Navas de San Juan | Jaén |
Córdoba | 1 | 1,252 | 322,867 | 257.88 | Córdoba | Córdoba |
Costa del Sol Occidental | 9 | 802 | 492,965 | 614.66 | Marbella | Málaga |
Costa Noroeste de Cádiz | 4 | 360 | 119,870 | 332.97 | Sanlúcar de Barrameda | Cádiz |
Costa Occidental de Huelva | 6 | 694 | 88,989 | 128 | Lepe | Huelva |
Costa Tropical | 17 | 786.88 | 127,010 | 161.41 | Motril | Granada |
Cuenca Minera | 6 | 628 | 17,511 | 27.88 | Nerva | Huelva |
Écija | 5 | 1,238.36 | 60,728 | 49.04 | Écija | Seville |
Filabres-Tabernas | 18 | 1,466 | 14,609 | 9.97 | Tabernas | Almería |
Guadalteba | 8 | 762 | 25,931 | 33.89 | Campillos | Málaga |
Huéscar | 6 | 1,814.28 | 17,479 | 9.63 | Huéscar | Granada |
Jaén | 16 | 1,755.56 | 227,029 | 158.14 | Jaén | Jaén |
La Janda | 7 | 1,537 | 86,485 | 56.27 | Medina-Sidonia | Cádiz |
Levante Almeriense | 13 | 1,586 | 82,321 | 51.90 | Huércal-Overa | Almería |
Loja | 10 | 1305 | 55,207 | 48.25 | Loja | Granada |
La Loma | 10 | 1,037.4 | 79,371 | 76.5 | Úbeda | Jaén |
Málaga-Costa del Sol | 1 | 395 | 568,305 | 1,438.75 | Málaga | Málaga |
Comarca Metropolitana de Almería | 9 | 1,159 | 239,132 | 206.33 | Almería | Almería |
Comarca Metropolitana de Huelva | 7 | 848 | 230,393 | 272 | Huelva | Huelva |
Comarca Metropolitana de Sevilla | 22 | 1,489 | 1,161,706 | 780.19 | Seville | Seville |
Los Montes | 18 | 1,400 | 26,420 | 19.32 | Iznalloz | Granada |
Nororma | 7 | 436 | 29,790 | 68.33 | Archidona | Málaga |
Los Pedroches | 17 | 3,612 | 56,512 | 15.6 | Pozoblanco | Córdoba |
Poniente Almeriense | 9 | 971 | 218,426 | 224.95 | El Ejido | Almería |
Serranía de Ronda | 21 | 1,256 | 55,838 | 44.45 | Ronda | Málaga |
Sierra de Cádiz | 19 | 1,949 | 113,738 | 57.76 | Villamartin | Cádiz |
Sierra de Cazorla | 9 | 1,330,72 | 34,138 | 25.5 | Cazorla | Jaén |
Sierra de Huelva | 29 | 3,046 | 39,541 | 12.98 | Aracena | Huelva |
Sierra Mágina | 14 | 1,389.4 | 42,172 | 30.5 | Jódar | Jaén |
Sierra de las Nieves | 9 | 682 | 21,587 | 31.65 | Yunquera | Málaga |
Sierra Morena | 9 | 1,396.7 | 105,848 | 75.6 | Linares | Jaén |
Sierra Norte de Sevilla | 18 | 3,779 | 58,481 | 15.48 | Constantina | Seville |
Sierra de Segura | 13 | 1,931 | 26,549 | 13.8 | Beas de Segura | Jaén |
Sierra Sur de Jaén | 5 | 784.27 | 44,323 | 56.6 | Alcalá la Real | Jaén |
Sierra Sur de Sevilla | 19 | 1,585 | 88,113 | 55.59 | Osuna | Seville |
La Subbética | 14 | 1,597 | 126,802 | 79.4 | Lucena | Córdoba |
Valle del Almanzora | 27 | 1,631 | 53,138 | 32.58 | Albox | Almería |
Valle del Guadalhorce | 8 | 804 | 130,932 | 162.85 | Coín | Málaga |
Valle del Guadiato | 11 | 2,493 | 31,907 | 12.8 | Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo | Córdoba |
Valle de Lecrín | 8 | 460 | 22,497 | 48.90 | Dúrcal | Granada |
Valle Medio del Guadalquivir | 8 | 1,691 | 69,353 | 41.01 | Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo | Córdoba |
Vega de Granada | 40 | 1.363,22 | 500,121 | 366.86 | Granada | Granada |
Vega del Guadalquivir | 11 | 908 | 96,637 | 106.43 | Lora del Río | Seville |
Los Vélez | 4 | 1,145 | 12,567 | 10.98 | Vélez Rubio | Almería |
Las Villas | 4 | 556.38 | 22,091 | 40 | Villacarrillo | Jaén |