Jérez de la Frontera

Jerez
Municipality
Jerez de la Frontera
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Coordinates: 36°42′N 6°7′W / 36.700°N 6.117°W / 36.700; -6.117Coordinates: 36°42′N 6°7′W / 36.700°N 6.117°W / 36.700; -6.117
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Cádiz
Comarca	Campiña de Jerez
Judicial district	Jerez de la Frontera
Municipal association	Municipios de la Bahía de Cádiz
Government
• Alcalde	Mamen Sánchez Díaz (PSOE)
Area
• Total	1,188.23 km2 (458.78 sq mi)
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	212,876
• Rank	25th, Spain
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Jerezanos
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	11401 – 11409
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	www.jerez.es

Jerez de la Frontera (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈɾeθ ðe la fɾonˈteɾa]) is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, in southwestern Spain, situated midway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cádiz Mountains. As of 2015^[update], the city, the largest in the province, had 212,876 inhabitants; it is the fifth largest in Andalusia. It has become the transportation and communications hub of the province, surpassing even Cádiz, the provincial capital, in economic activity. Jerez de la Frontera is also, in terms of land area, the largest municipality in the province, and its sprawling outlying areas are a fertile zone for agriculture. There are also many cattle ranches and horse-breeding operations, as well as a world-renowned wine industry (Xerez).

Currently, Jerez, with 212,876 inhabitants, is the 25th largest city in Spain, the 5th in Andalusia and 1st in the Province of Cádiz. It belongs to the Municipal Association of the Bay of Cádiz (Mancomunidad de Municipios Bahía de Cádiz), the 3rd largest Andalusian metropolitan area and the 12th in Spain, with over 650,000 inhabitants.

Its municipality covers an area of 1,188.14 km² (458.74 sq mi) and includes the Los Alcornocales Natural Park and the Sierra de Gibalbín, also known as Montes de Propio de Jerez.

The city is located 12 km (7.46 mi) from the Atlantic Ocean, in the Campiña de Jerez, region appropriate to cultivate the vineyards that produce the famous sherry. Some famous places in to the city are Alcazar of Jerez, Church of San Miguel, Charterhouse of Jerez, the Cathedral of San Salvador.

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