Cuevas del Campo

Cuevas del Campo, Spain
city
Cuevas del Campo
Cuevas del Campo
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Location of Cuevas del Campo
Location of Cuevas del Campo
CountrySpain
ProvinceGranada
MunicipalityCuevas del Campo
Area
 • Total
97 km2 (37 sq mi)
Elevation
855 m (2,805 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
1,774
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Cuevas del Campo is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the city has a population of 2073 inhabitants. In the north east corner of the Granada Province and at around 130 kilometres from Granada City (home of the Alhambra), Cuevas del Campo is one of the six picturesque villages that make up the area of Baza in the Altiplano region. It covers 97 km2 and has a population of approximately 2,500.

It lies in between the Sierra de Baza and the Sierra de Cazorla.

Cuevas del Campo is the youngest of the municipalities in the Baza region, having been formed in 1980. The population is approximately 2,500 and the inhabitants are known as ’cueveños’. The village economy is basically agricultural, with a strong emphasis on olives.

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