Country Spain Area rank Ranked 14th Parliament Cortes Generales Capital Jaén University University of Jaén | Autonomous community Andalusia Official language(s) Spanish Website dipujaen.com Population 659,033 (2014) Team Real Jaén | |
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Points of interest Sierras de Cazorla - Segura y, Jaén Cathedral, Despeñaperros, Segura, Baeza Cathedral Destinations Cazorla, Úbeda, Jaén, Sierras de Cazorla - Segura y, Linares - Jaén | ||
Jaén ([xaˈen]) is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ciudad Real, Albacete, Granada and Córdoba. Its capital is Jaén city.
Map of Ja%C3%A9n, Spain
Its area is 13,484 km². Its population is 657,387 (2003), of whom just about one-sixth live in the capital. It contains 97 municipalities. The highest point of the province is Pico Mágina (2165 m).
One of the lesser known provinces of Spain compared to the heavily tourist-oriented coast, it has four national parks, and many other protected natural areas. The province also contains two Renaissance cities, Úbeda and Baeza, both recently declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The annual chess tournament held in Linares attracts many of the world's best players.
Jaén is one of the largest producers of olive oil in the world. It produces around 45% of all Spanish production and 20% of world's production. For this reason the province is also known as World Capital of Olive Oil. There are more than 66 million of olive trees, spread over a surface of 550,000 hectares. This let just the province to produce more than the whole country of Italy. The production of the province in 2013 was 749.387 t of olive oil.