Campo de Gibraltar

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Campo de Gibraltar
Flag of Campo de Gibraltar Coat of arms of Campo de Gibraltar.
Location of Campo de Gibraltar
 Capital
 Province Cádiz
 Largest city: Tarifa
 Demonym: campo gibraltareño
 Population: 253,717 inhabitants.
 Area: 1,529 km²
 Population Density: 165.94 people/km²
Municipalities
Algeciras Los Barrios
Castellar de la Frontera Jimena de la Frontera
La Línea de la Concepción San Roque
Tarifa


The comarca of the Campo de Gibraltar (literally The Gibraltar Countryside as it borders the British Overseas Territory to the southeast) is one of six traditional and touristic subdivisions of the province of Cádiz, Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, the southernmost part of continental Western Europe.

A Spanish comarca is roughly the equivalent of a county in the USA or Canada, a riding in the United Kingdom, or a Landkreis in Germany, though without any administrative relevance.

The Campo de Gibraltar comarca is integrated by the following municipalities:

Municipality Area
km²
Population
2005
location
Algeciras 86 111.283 Bay of Gibraltar
La Línea de la Concepción 26 62.682 Bay of Gibraltar
Mediterranean coast
San Roque 140 25.548 Interior - Bay of Gibraltar
Mediterranean coast
Los Barrios 332 20.119 Interior
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Bay of Gibraltar
Castellar de la Frontera 179 2.874 Interior
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Jimena de la Frontera 347 9.754 Interior
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Tarifa 419 17.199 Atlantic coast
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Campo de Gibraltar 1.529 249.459  

(Source: SISTEMA DE INFORMACIÓN MULTITERRITORIAL DE ANDALUCIA.IEA. 2005)

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