Comarca de Alhama

Comarca de Alhama
Comarca
Location of Comarca de Alhama in the province of Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Coordinates: 37°2′31″N3°51′18″W / 37.04194°N 3.85500°W / 37.04194; -3.85500
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Granada
Area
• Total	974.71 km2 (376.34 sq mi)
Population  (2023) [note 1]
• Total	16,418
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)

Comarca de Alhama is a comarca in the province of Granada, Spain. The southern portion of the comarca contains the Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park. ^[1] This comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia. ^{[2] [3]}

Municipalities

It contains the following municipalities: ^[4]

Arms	Municipality	Area (km2)	Population (2023) [5] [note 2]	Density (/km2)
	Agrón	27	239	8.85
	Alhama de Granada	433.23	5,655	13.05
	Arenas del Rey	90.91	617	6.79
	Cacín	39.60	527	13.31
	Chimeneas	90.27	1,238	13.71
	Escúzar	46.39	841	18.13
	Fornes	15.14	543	35.87
	Játar	9.57	582	60.82
	Jayena	80	993	12.41
	La Malahá	25.42	1,845	72.58
	Santa Cruz del Comercio	16.88	530	31.40
	Ventas de Huelma	42.44	651	15.34
	Zafarraya	57.86	2,157	37.28
	Total	974,71	16,418	16.84

Notes

1. Estimate at 1 January 2023: National Statistics Institute (Spain).
2. Estimate at 1 January 2023: National Statistics Institute (Spain).

References

1. "Alhama de Granada, Granada, Spain". Google Maps. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
2. "ORDEN de 14 de marzo de 2003, por la que se aprueba el mapa de comarcas de Andalucía a efectos de la planificación de la oferta turística y deportiva". www.juntadeandalucia.es (in Spanish). 27 March 2003. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
3. "CORRECCION de errores de la Orden de 14 de marzo de 2003, por la que se aprueba el mapa de comarcas de Andalucía a efectos de la planificación de la oferta turística y deportiva (BOJA núm. 59, de 27.3.2003)". www.juntadeandalucia.es (in Spanish). 7 May 2003. Archived from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
4. "Alhama". www.geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
5. "Granada: Population by municipality and sex. (2871)". INE. Retrieved 2024-09-21.