Jaén, Spain
Jaén (Spanish: [xaˈen] ⓘ) is a municipality of Spain and the capital of the province of Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.
Jaén | |
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Municipality | |
Aerial view of Jaén and the Castle of Santa Catalina | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Capital del Santo Reino
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| Coordinates: 37°46′0″N 3°46′16″W | |
| County | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Jaén |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Julio Millán (2019) (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 424.30 km2 (163.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 815 m (2,674 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 113,457 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | jiennense giennense jienense jaenés, -sa jaenero, -a aurgitano, -a |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23001–23009 |
| Dialing code | 0034 953 |
| Website | www |
The city of Jaén is the administrative and industrial centre for the province. Industrial establishments in the city include chemical works, tanneries, distilleries, cookie factories, textile factories, as well as agricultural and olive oil processing machinery industry.
The layout of Jaén is determined by its position on the foothills of the Cerro de Santa Catalina, with steep, narrow streets, in the historic core.
Its population is 112,757 (2020), about one-sixth of the population of the province. Recently Jaén has had a great increase in cultural tourism, having received 604,523 tourists along the year 2015, 10% more than in 2014.