Comarcas of Andalusia


In Andalusia, comarcas have no defined administrative powers; many municipalities have gathered together to form mancomunidades in order to provide basic services, but those do not always coincide with the traditional comarcas. The current Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia, unlike its 1981 predecessor, allows for the establishment and regulation of official comarcas under its Title III, Article 97, which defines the significance of comarcas and sets the basis for future legislation in this area.
In 2003, the Council of Tourism and Sports of the Regional Government of Andalusia published an order in which it defined the comarca as "a geographic space with some homogeneous natural characteristicas, which produce social relations of immediacy and closeness, and present some common natural, economic and social characteristics and some common interests". This defined the official comarcas of Andalusia in the number of 62, as the following ones:
ComarcaMunicipalitiesArea
Population
Density
Main cityProvince
La Accitania261,69142,79125.25GuadixGranada
Alhama697617,97218Alhama de GranadaGranada
El Aljarafe301,136338,532290Mairena del AljarafeSeville
Alpujarra Almeriense2281815,65719.14Alhama de AlmeríaAlmería
Alpujarra Granadina251.14324,55821.49ÓrgivaGranada
Alto Guadalquivir81,29944,93134.6MontoroCórdoba
Andévalo142,51038,87315.45Valverde del CaminoHuelva
Antequera61,07265,36853.98AntequeraMálaga
La Axarquía311,025202,325197.39Vélez-MálagaMálaga
Bay of Cádiz5607425,462700.93CádizCádiz
Bajo Guadalquivir81,561147,183137.65UtreraSeville
Baza81,715.443,01525.08BazaGranada
Campiña de Baena572539,67054.8BaenaCórdoba
Campiña de Carmona41,13868,68860.36CarmonaSeville
Campiña de Jaén101,741.7667,90438.9AndújarJaén
Campiña de Jerez21,412209,960148.51Jerez de la FronteraCádiz
Campiña de Morón y Marchena71,48192,64362.55Morón de la FronteraSeville
Campiña Sur Cordobesa111,101.8106,48996.7Puente GenilCórdoba
Campo de Gibraltar71,528.6263,739172.5AlgecirasCádiz
Condado de Huelva142,457100,29440.8La Palma del CondadoHuelva
Condado de Jaén71,488.1123,69016.1Navas de San JuanJaén
Córdoba11,252322,867257.88CórdobaCórdoba
Costa del Sol Occidental9802492,965614.66MarbellaMálaga
Costa Noroeste de Cádiz4360119,870332.97Sanlúcar de BarramedaCádiz
Costa Occidental de Huelva669488,989128LepeHuelva
Costa Tropical17786.88127,010161.41MotrilGranada
Cuenca Minera662817,51127.88NervaHuelva
Écija51,238.3660,72849.04ÉcijaSeville
Filabres-Tabernas181,46614,6099.97TabernasAlmería
Guadalteba876225,93133.89CampillosMálaga
Huéscar61,814.2817,4799.63HuéscarGranada
Jaén161,755.56227,029158.14JaénJaén
La Janda71,53786,48556.27Medina-SidoniaCádiz
Levante Almeriense131,58682,32151.90Huércal-OveraAlmería
Loja10130555,20748.25LojaGranada
La Loma101,037.479,37176.5ÚbedaJaén
Málaga-Costa del Sol1395568,3051,438.75MálagaMálaga
Comarca Metropolitana de Almería91,159239,132206.33AlmeríaAlmería
Comarca Metropolitana de Huelva7848230,393272HuelvaHuelva
Comarca Metropolitana de Sevilla221,4891,161,706780.19SevilleSeville
Los Montes181,40026,42019.32IznallozGranada
Nororma743629,79068.33ArchidonaMálaga
Los Pedroches173,61256,51215.6PozoblancoCórdoba
Poniente Almeriense9971218,426224.95El EjidoAlmería
Serranía de Ronda211,25655,83844.45RondaMálaga
Sierra de Cádiz191,949113,73857.76VillamartinCádiz
Sierra de Cazorla91,330,7234,13825.5CazorlaJaén
Sierra de Huelva293,04639,54112.98AracenaHuelva
Sierra Mágina141,389.442,17230.5JódarJaén
Sierra de las Nieves968221,58731.65YunqueraMálaga
Sierra Morena91,396.7105,84875.6LinaresJaén
Sierra Norte de Sevilla183,77958,48115.48ConstantinaSeville
Sierra de Segura131,93126,54913.8Beas de SeguraJaén
Sierra Sur de Jaén5784.2744,32356.6Alcalá la RealJaén
Sierra Sur de Sevilla191,58588,11355.59OsunaSeville
La Subbética141,597126,80279.4LucenaCórdoba
Valle del Almanzora271,63153,13832.58AlboxAlmería
Valle del Guadalhorce8804130,932162.85CoínMálaga
Valle del Guadiato112,49331,90712.8Peñarroya-PueblonuevoCórdoba
Valle de Lecrín846022,49748.90DúrcalGranada
Valle Medio del Guadalquivir81,69169,35341.01Peñarroya-PueblonuevoCórdoba
Vega de Granada401.363,22500,121366.86GranadaGranada
Vega del Guadalquivir1190896,637106.43Lora del RíoSeville
Los Vélez41,14512,56710.98Vélez RubioAlmería
Las Villas4556.3822,09140VillacarrilloJaén