Province of Granada
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| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Andalusia | ||
| Capital | Granada | ||
| Government | |||
| - President | Antonio Martínez Caler (PSOE) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 12,531 km2 (4,838.2 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 15th | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 876,184 | ||
| - Rank | Ranked 17th | ||
| - Density | 69.9/km2 (181.1/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | English: Granadin Spanish: Granadino |
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| Official language(s) | Spanish | ||
| Website | dipgra.es | ||
Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Albacete, Murcia, Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Málaga, and the Mediterranean Sea (along the Costa Tropical). Its capital city is also called Granada.
Its area is 12,635 km². Its population is 876,184 (2006), of whom about 30% live in the capital, and its population density is 64.82/km² It contains 168 municipalities.
There are Roman Catholic cathedrals at Granada and Guadix.
The tallest mountain in Iberian Peninsula, Mulhacén, is located in Granada. It measures 3,481 m.
Granada shares the Sierra Nevada National Park (in the Sierra Nevada mountain range) with Almería province.
Although slightly too far east to catch the floods of holidaymakers coming to the Costa del Sol via Málaga, Granada brings in a number of tourists with its Moorish architecture and famous Alhambra. In the winter the mountains of the Sierra Nevada play host to a small but thriving ski industry; these are Europe's most southerly ski resorts.
See also
- List of municipalities in Granada
- Emirate of Granada
- Province of Spain
External links
- Maps of Granada Province
- (Spanish) Diputación Provincial de Granada (Provincial government)
- (Spanish) Natural Park of Sierra Nevada
- (Spanish) Natural Park of Sierra de Baza
- (Spanish) Natural Park of Sierra de Castril
- (Spanish) Natural Park of Sierra de Huétor
- (Spanish) Natural Paraje Cliffs of Maro - Cerro Gordo
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