Níjar

Níjar, Spain

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Coordinates: 36°58′N 2°12′W / 36.967°N 2.200°W / 36.967; -2.200Coordinates: 36°58′N 2°12′W / 36.967°N 2.200°W / 36.967; -2.200
Municipality Almería
Government
  Mayor Esperanza Perez (PSOE)
Area
  Total 601 km2 (232 sq mi)
Elevation 356 m (1,168 ft)
Population (2005)
  Total 24,435
  Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Níjar is a Spanish municipality in the province of Almería, Andalusia. It lies in the eastern part of Almería, in the Sierra de Alhamilla and the south-eastern Mediterranean coast, in the Campo de Níjar.

Níjar covers an area of 599.8 square kilometres, making it one of the largest municipalities of Spain. Its population of 17,824 (2002) is mainly concentrated in the cities of Campohermoso, San Isidro, and Níjar.

The main sources of income are in agriculture, especially in the growing of greenhouse crops, and tourism, especially the watersports centre of San José.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
199916,083    
200016,269+1.2%
200118,371+12.9%
200219,332+5.2%
200320,810+7.6%
200421,306+2.4%
200524,435+14.7%
Source: INE (Spain)
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