Cárcheles

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Cárcheles, Spain
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Cárcheles
Location in the Province of Jaén
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Cárcheles
Cárcheles (Andalusia)
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Cárcheles
Cárcheles (Spain)
Coordinates: 37°38′0″N3°38′0″W / 37.63333°N 3.63333°W / 37.63333; -3.63333
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous
community
Flag of Andalucia.svg  Andalusia
Province Bandera de la provincia de Jaen.svg Jaén
Municipality Cárcheles
Area
  Total
43 km2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation
825 m (2,707 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total
1,373
  Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Cárcheles is a city located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the city has a population of 1441 inhabitants.

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Panorama of Cárchel.

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.