Huétor-Tájar

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Huétor-Tájar
Flag of Huétor-Tájar
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Coat of arms of Huétor-Tájar
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Location of Huétor-Tájar
Location of Huétor-Tájar
Country Spain
Province Granada
Founded
Government
 - Mayor Fernando Delgado Ayén (PSOE)
Area
 - Total 40 km² (15.4 sq mi)
Elevation 484 m (1,588 ft)
Population (2007)
 - Total 9,467
 - Density 233.5/km² (604.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 18360
Area code(s) 34 (Spain) + 958 (Granada)
Website: www.huetortajar.org (Spanish)

Huétor-Tájar (or Huétor Tájar) is a municipality and town located in the province of Granada, in the southern Spain. It is situated 43 km west of the city of Granada, and its population in 2007 was 9,467. The municipality's extension is close to 40 km². Huétor-Tájar lies within the fertile Genil river valley, a part of the Granada depression.

The main source of income is the asparagus culture and its commercialisation under the Geographical Indication Esparragos de Huétor-Tájar.

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This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

Coordinates: 37°11′41″N 4°02′47″W / 37.19472, -4.04639