Níjar

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Níjar, Spain
Coordinates: 36°58′N 2°12′W / 36.967, -2.2
Municipality	Almería
Government
- Mayor	Joaquín García Fernández (PSOE)
Area
- Total	601 km² (232.0 sq mi)
Elevation	356 m (1,175 ft)
Population (2005)
- Total	24,435
- Density	40.7/km² (105.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Níjar is a Spanish municipality in the province of Almería, Andalusia. It lies in the eastern part of Almería, in the Sierra de Alhamilla and the south-eastern Mediterranean coast, in the Campo de Níjar.

Níjar covers an area of 599.8 square kilometres, making it one of the largest municipalities of Spain. Its population of 17,824 (2002) is mainly concentrated in the cities of Campohermoso, San Isidro, and Níjar.

The main sources of income are in agriculture, especially in the growing of greenhouse crops, and tourism, especially the watersports centre of San José.

[edit] Demographics

Demographic evolution of Níjar between 1999 and 2005

1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
16,083	16,269	18,371	19,332	20,810	21,306	24,435

Source: INE (Spain)

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Níjar - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
• (Spanish) Níjar - Diputación Provincial de Almería