Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz)

Jerez

Jerez de la Frontera

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Jerez

Coordinates: 36°42′N 6°7′W / 36.700°N 6.117°WCoordinates: 36°42′N 6°7′W / 36.700°N 6.117°W

Country

Spain

Andalusia

Cádiz

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: [xeˈɾeð ðe la fɾonˈteɾa]), or simply Jerez (pronounced [xeˈɾeθ]), 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.

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