Arjona, Spain

Arjona
Municipality
Plaza Serrano, Arjona
Plaza Serrano, Arjona
Coat of arms of Arjona
Map of Arjona
Map of Arjona
Arjona
Location of Arjona
Map of Arjona
Map of Arjona
Arjona
Arjona (Andalusia)
Map of Arjona
Map of Arjona
Arjona
Arjona (Province of Jaén (Spain))
Coordinates: 37°56′6″N 4°3′25″W / 37.93500°N 4.05694°W / 37.93500; -4.05694
Country Spain
Autonomous
community
 Andalusia
Province Jaén
ComarcaCampiña
Judicial districtAndújar
Area
 • Total154.45 km2 (59.63 sq mi)
Elevation
458 m (1,503 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total5,595
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
DemonymUrgabonense or Arjonero/a
Websitearjona.es

Arjona is a municipality in the province of Jaén, Andalusia, Spain. It is located 44 kilometres (27 mi) from the provincial capital, Jaén, and 77 kilometres (48 mi) from the city of Córdoba. It has an area of 158.45 square kilometres (61.18 sq mi), and as of 2017 it had a population of 5,662.[2] It belongs to the comarca of Campiña. Its land area is primarily agricultural, with an emphasis on olive trees. Its economy relies primarily on agriculture and olive oil production, but it is also known for its furniture and baking industries. Arjona is known as the birthplace in 1194 of Muhammad I, founder of the Emirate of Granada.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Jaén: Población por municipios y sexo" [Jaén: Population by municipality and sex] (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística (National Institute of Statistics, Spain). Retrieved 13 November 2018.