Huétor-Tájar

Huétor-Tájar (or Huétor Tájar) is a municipality and town located in the province of Granada (Andalusia), in the southern Spain. It is situated 43 km west of the city of Granada, and its population in 2007 was 9,467. The municipality's extension is close to 40 km². Huétor-Tájar lies within the fertile Genil river valley, a part of the Granada depression.

Huétor-Tájar
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Location of Huétor-Tájar
Country	Spain
Province	Granada
Government
• Mayor	Fernando Delgado Ayén (PSOE)
Area
• Total	40 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation	484 m (1,588 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	10,286
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	18360
Area code	34 (Spain) + 958 (Granada)
Website	www.huetortajar.org (in Spanish)

The main source of income is the asparagus culture and its commercialisation under the Geographical Indication Esparragos de Huétor-Tájar.

The town is located near Granada, which has had a significant influence on it during the centuries.

Notable people

• Lola Índigo (born 1992), singer and dancer

See also

• List of municipalities in Granada