Campo de Gibraltar

Campo de Gibraltar
Flag of Campo de Gibraltar
Coat of arms of Gibraltar#Variations
Motto(s): 
Pro Geographia, Historia et Voluntate Conivncti
(Latin for 'United by geography, history, and will')
Country Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
Province Province of Cádiz
Municipalities
Area
 • Total
1,527.5 km2 (589.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[note 1]
 • Total
276,335
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
DemonymCampogibraltareños
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityAlgeciras

Campo de Gibraltar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkampo ðe xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is a comarca (county) in the province of Cádiz, Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, the southernmost part of mainland Europe. It comprises the municipalities of Algeciras, La Línea de la Concepción, San Roque, Los Barrios, Castellar de la Frontera, Jimena de la Frontera, San Martín del Tesorillo and Tarifa.

Satellite view

Its name comes from the municipal territory of the town of Gibraltar, now a British Overseas Territory. Until 1704, the Campo de Gibraltar was simply the territory for the municipality of Gibraltar, about 500 km2 corresponding approximately to the current municipalities of Algeciras, San Roque, Los Barrios and La Línea de la Concepción. Following the capture of Gibraltar during the War of the Spanish Succession, the former inhabitants settled nearby creating Algeciras, San Roque, and Los Barrios. In 1759, each of them was established as a different municipality.[1]

Municipalities

The Campo de Gibraltar comarca is composed of the following eight municipalities:

Arms Municipality Location Area
(km2)
Population
(2023)[note 2][2]
Density(/km2)
Algeciras Bay of Gibraltar 85.8 123,639 1,441
Los Barrios Interior
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Bay of Gibraltar
331.3 24,219 73.1
Castellar de la Frontera Interior
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
178.8 3,020 16.9
Jimena de la Frontera Interior
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
297.1 6,675 22.4
La Línea de la Concepción Bay of Gibraltar
Mediterranean coast
19.3 63,773 3,304
San Martín del Tesorillo Interior
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
48.6 2,742 56.4
San Roque Interior - Bay of Gibraltar
Mediterranean coast
146.9 33,646 229
Tarifa Atlantic coast
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
419.7 18,621 44.3
Total   1,527.5 276,335 180.9

Notes

  1. ^ Estimate at 1 January 2023: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  2. ^ Estimate at 1 January 2023: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.

References

  1. ^ Álvarez Vázquez, Manuel (April 2004). "La pérdida de Gibraltar y el nacimiento de la nueva población de Los Barrios" (PDF). Almoraima. Revista de Estudios Campogibraltareños (34): 51–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Cádiz: Population by municipality and sex. (2864)". INE. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

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