| Cádiz | |||
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| Map of Spain with Cádiz highlighted | |||
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| Autonomous community | Andalusia | ||
| Capital | Cádiz | ||
| Government | |||
| • President | José Loaiza García (PP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7,436 km2 (2,871.1 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | Ranked 34th | ||
| 1.47% of Spain | |||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 1,180,817 | ||
| • Rank | Ranked 8th | ||
| • Density | 158.8/km2 (411.3/sq mi) | ||
| 2.68% of Spain | |||
| Demonym | Spanish: gaditano | ||
| Official language(s) | Spanish | ||
| Website | dipucadiz.es | ||
Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, the southernmost part of continental Western Europe.
It is bordered by the Spanish provinces of Huelva, Seville, and Málaga, as well as the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar and the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Its area is 7,442 square kilometers.
Its capital is the city of Cádiz, which has a population of more than 128,000. The largest city is Jerez de la Frontera with 208,896 inhabitants (as of 2010), and another important city is Algeciras with just over 114,000 inhabitants. The entire province had a population of 1,194,062 (as of 2006), of whom about 600,000 live in the Bay of Cádiz area. Its population density is 160.45 per square kilometer.
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The province encompasses 44 municipalities; besides its capital, other important cities are Jerez and Algeciras. (See the list of municipalities in Cádiz.) According to a roster developed by the Council of Tourism and Sport of Andalusia on 27 March 2003, there are officially six traditional or touristic comarcas (provincial areas or counties) in the Province of Cádiz:
This area comprises towns and cities on the shores of the Bay of Cádiz on the west-central coast of the province:
This fertile area only includes two municipalities, both large in area:
The towns that extend into the rural hinterlands north of Gibraltar are:
The towns of this area called the "Bajo Guadalquivir" (lower Guadalquivir valley), are:
Towns included in La Janda, an area in the southwestern part of the province, are:
Towns included in the Cádiz Mountains area, in the northeastern part of the province, include:
The main industry is tourism, mainly from non-coastal Spanish cities, Germany and the UK.
Its once-important shipbuilding industry (Astilleros) is now in crisis due to competition from South Korea and China.
There are factories of Airbus and Delphi.
It also exports sherry as well as alimentary products.
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| 1° | Agriculture, Animal husbandry and fishing. | 4 % |
| 2° | Industry (energy, industry and construction) | 28 % |
| 3° | Services (tourism, hostelery and public administration) | 67 % |
The province of Cádiz has many kilometers of beaches and (as of 2005) the highest number of Blue Flags of all coastal provinces in Europe.
Some of these beaches are relatively wild and far from big urban areas due to the closeness of natural reserves. One of the attractions of the area is the contrast to the mass tourism of other areas on the Mediterranean coast.
The area near Tarifa is known to be an important windsurf area and similar sports due to the almost permanent wind near the Strait of Gibraltar.
Notable beaches:
Doñana National Park is one of two national parks in the autonomous community of Andalusia.
Parques Periurbanos: Pinares y Dunas de San Antón La Suara La Barrosa
The main ways to enter the province are by road from Seville or Malaga and by the Jerez Airport.
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