Torres, Jaén

Torres
Municipality
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Coordinates: 37°47′N 3°30′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Jaén
Comarca	Sierra Mágina
Area
• Total	80.04 km^2 (30.90 sq mi)
Elevation	880 m (2,890 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,434
• Density	18/km^2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Torres is a municipality in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2015 census, the municipality has a population of 1,516 inhabitants.[2]

Economy

The economy of Torres is based on the agriculture, basically production of olive oil and cherries. It is also important the rural tourism, with some hotels in the area, the construction sector, and the repairing of agriculture machinery.

In the year 2012, more than 570,000 kg of cherries were collected in its municipality.[3]

Gallery

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  Cherry field. Torres at the bottom.
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  Bullfight ring.
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  Recreational area Fuenmayor.
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  Fuenmayor Spring.
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  Waterfalls in Fuenmayor.

See also

• Sierra Mágina

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
3. A.G. (June 26, 2013). "Los cereceros de Torres pierden hasta un 75% de su cosecha por el tiempo". Ideal Jaén.es. Retrieved March 15, 2016.

External links

• Excelentísimo Ayuntamiento de Torres

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