Huétor-Tájar

Huétor-Tájar

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Location of Huétor-Tájar
Country Spain
Province Granada
Government
  Mayor Fernando Delgado Ayén (PSOE)
Area
  Total 40 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation 484 m (1,588 ft)
Population (2007)
  Total 9,467
  Density 233.5/km2 (605/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 18360
Area code(s) 34 (Spain) + 958 (Granada)
Website www.huetortajar.org (in Spanish)

Huétor-Tájar (or Huétor Tájar) is a municipality and town located in the province of Granada (Andalusia), in the southern Spain. It is situated 43 km west of the city of Granada, and its population in 2007 was 9,467. The municipality's extension is close to 40 km². Huétor-Tájar lies within the fertile Genil river valley, a part of the Granada depression.

The main source of income is the asparagus culture and its commercialisation under the Geographical Indication Esparragos de Huétor-Tájar.

The town is located near Granada, which has had a significant influence on it during the centuries.

  • Official site for Tourism of the province of Granada
  • Wikisource "Granada". Encyclopædia Britannica. 12 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 335–336.

37°11′41″N 4°02′47″W / 37.19472°N 4.04639°W / 37.19472; -4.04639 (Huétor-Tájar)Coordinates: 37°11′41″N 4°02′47″W / 37.19472°N 4.04639°W / 37.19472; -4.04639 (Huétor-Tájar)


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