Quesada, Spain

Quesada
Coat of arms of Quesada
Quesada is located in Province of Jaén (Spain)
Quesada
Quesada
Location in the Province of Jaén
Quesada is located in Spain
Quesada
Quesada
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 37°51′N 3°4′W / 37.850°N 3.067°W / 37.850; -3.067
Country Spain
ProvinceJaén
ComarcaSierra de Cazorla
Government
 • MayorManuel Vallejo Laso (PSOE)
Area
 • Total328.7 km2 (126.9 sq mi)
Elevation
676 m (2,218 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total5,303
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
DemonymQuesadeños
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23480
Websitewww.quesada.es

Quesada[citation needed] is a Spanish municipality in the province of Jaén. It is in the Alto Guadalquivir comarca and its inhabitants are called quesadenses or quesadeños. It has an area of 328.7 km² and 5483 inhabitants according to the 2016 census. Its population has decreased in the last half of the twentieth century. In 1950, 12,224 quesadeños were registered.

The eastern and southern parts of its municipality are part of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park. The source of the Guadalquivir River is in its municipal district, in the Cañada de las Fuentes.[citation needed]

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