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Territorial context
Territorial context
Andalusia is themost populated region in Spainand is the second
largest in extension. It is locatedat the southernmost endof the Iberian
Peninsula,with theGibraltar Strait separating it from theAfrican
Continent byapproximately 14km.
502,900,431 inhab.
47,129,783 inhab.
Population in Andalusia, Spain and
the European Union
[1] [2]
507,162,571 inhab.
EU-28
EU-27
Spain
Andalusia
8,440,300
inhab.
Populationof UrbanAglomerations
in Andalusia 2013
Urbanaglomerations*
In the rest of Andalusia
46.8
%
53.2
%
Population (inhab.)
4,491,286
3,949,014
Total
8,440,300
inhab.
*
Related to the 8 provincial capitals.
Populationdensity 2013
(inhab./Km
2
)
and surface extension
(Km
2
)
in the EuropeanUnion
[1] [2]
Andalusia
114.1 inhab./Km²
112.9 inhab./Km²
4,406,051.4Km²
4,493,712.4Km²
inUE-27
inUE-28
inUE-27
inUE-28
Territorial unitswithin
the Spatial Planning Plan
forAndalusia
Valledel
Guadiato-
LosPedroches
SierradeAracena
Andévalo
yMinas
La
Janda
Bajo
Guadalquivir
Aljarafe
Condado
Marismas
SerraníasdeCádiz
yRonda
Centro
Rgnal.
Sevilla
Centro
Rgnal.de
Málaga
Vélez-
Málagay
Axarquía
Costa
Tropical
Poniente
Almeriense
Centro
Rgnal.de
Almería
Levante
Almeriense
Campiñay
SierraSur
deSevilla
CampiñaySubbético
deCórdoba-Jaén
Altiplanicies
Orientales
Cazorla,
Segura,
LasVillasy
Mágina
Sureste
Árido
Almanzora
Depresionesde
AntequerayGranada
Alpujarras-SierraNevada
SierraNorte
deSevilla
Centro
Rgnal.
Córdoba
Centro
Rgnal.
Jaén
Centro
Rgnal.
Granada
Montoro
CentroNorte
de Jaén
Vega
del
Guadalquivir
CentroRgnal.
Bahíade
Cádiz-Jerez
CentroRgnal.
BahíadeAlgeciras
Costa
del Sol
Costa
Occidental
deHuelva
Centro
Rgnal.
deHuelva
Costa
Noroeste
deCádiz
96.4
inhab./Km
2
Population density in
Andalusia 2013
[2] [3]
*
93.1
inhab./Km²
in Spain2013
505,968.4
km
2
in Spain
Lengthof theAndalusiancoastline
1,101
km
87,589.9
km
2
Surface extension of
Andalusia
[2] [3]
*
See information sources on the back cover.
Distributionof Andalusian
population permunicipality
size 2013
[2] [3]
Typology
Up to5,000 inhab.
5,001–20,000 inhab.
20,001–50,000 inhab.
50,001–100,000 inhab.
› 100,000hab.
Total
Municipalities
507
183
52
17
12
771
Population
10.63
%
21.55
%
17.17
%
14.96
%
35.70
%
100
%
