Comarca de Loja

Comarca de Loja
Comarca
Location of Loja in the province of Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Coordinates: 37°28′56″N3°25′50″W / 37.48222°N 3.43056°W / 37.48222; -3.43056
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Granada
Area
• Total	1,300.27 km2 (502.04 sq mi)
Population  (2023) [notes 1]
• Total	61,155
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)

Comarca de Loja is a comarca in the province of Granada, Spain.

It is made up of ten municipalities, of which the most populated and largest is Loja; on the other hand, the municipality with the lowest number of inhabitants is Zagra, and the smallest is Villanueva Mesía. Its traditional and historical capital is the city of Loja. This comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia. ^{[1] [2]}

It consists of the following municipalities: ^[3]

Arms	Municipality	Area (km2)	Population (2023) [4] [notes 2]	Density (/km2)
	Algarinejo	92.11	2,396	26.01
	Huétor-Tájar	39.94	10,673	267.23
	Íllora	197.43	9,951	50.40
	Loja	447.53	20,580	45.99
	Moclín	113.11	3,558	31.46
	Montefrío	253.92	5,376	21.17
	Moraleda de Zafayona	48.12	3,130	65.05
	Salar	85.6	2,617	30.57
	Villanueva Mesía	11.18	2,009	179.70
	Zagra	11.33	865	76.35
	Total	1,300.27	61,155	47.03

Notes

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

References

1. "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.
2. "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.
3. "Loja". www.geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
4. "Granada: Population by municipality and sex. (2871)". INE. Retrieved 2024-10-02.