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Comarca in Andalusia, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Campo de Gibraltar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkampo ðe xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is one of the six comarcas (county) in the province of Cádiz, Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, the southernmost part of mainland Europe. It comprises the municipalities of Algeciras, La Línea de la Concepción, San Roque, Los Barrios, Castellar de la Frontera, Jimena de la Frontera, San Martín del Tesorillo and Tarifa. This comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia.[1][2]

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Its name comes from the municipal territory of the town of Gibraltar, now a British Overseas Territory. Until 1704, the Campo de Gibraltar was simply the territory for the municipality of Gibraltar, about 500 km2 (190 sq mi) corresponding approximately to the current municipalities of Algeciras, San Roque, Los Barrios and La Línea de la Concepción. Following the capture of Gibraltar during the War of the Spanish Succession, the former inhabitants settled nearby creating Algeciras, San Roque, and Los Barrios. In 1759, each of them was established as a different municipality.[3]

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Municipalities

The Campo de Gibraltar comarca is composed of the following eight municipalities:

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Notes

  1. Estimate at 1 January 2023: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  2. Estimate at 1 January 2023: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.

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