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Province of Granada

Granada
Province
Flag of Granada
Flag
Coat of arms of Granada
Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Granada highlighted
Map of Spain with Granada highlighted
Coordinates: 37°15′N 3°15′W / 37.250°N 3.250°W / 37.250; -3.250Coordinates: 37°15′N 3°15′W / 37.250°N 3.250°W / 37.250; -3.250
Country Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
Capital Granada
Government
 • President Sebastián Pérez Ortiz (PP)
Area
 • Total 12,531 km2 (4,838 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 15th
Population (2014)
 • Total 919,455
 • Rank Ranked 17th
 • Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym(s) English: Granadin
Spanish: Granadino
Official language(s) Spanish
Parliament Cortes Generales
Website dipgra.es

Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Albacete, Murcia, Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Málaga, and the Mediterranean Sea (along the Costa Tropical). Its capital city is also called Granada.

The province covers an area of 12,531 km2 (4,838 sq mi). Its population was 919,455 as of 2014, of whom about 30% live in the capital, and its average population density is 72.41/km2 (187.5/sq mi). It contains 170 municipalities.

The tallest mountain in the Iberian Peninsula, Mulhacén, is located in Granada. It measures 3,479 m (11,414 ft). The next highest mountains in the province are Veleta (3,396 m or 11,142 ft) and Alcazaba (3,371 m or 11,060 ft).

The river Genil, which rises in Granada, is one of the main tributaries of the Guadalquivir. Other important rivers include the Fardes, Monachil, Guadalfeo, Dílar, Ízbor, Verde and Darro.

Granada shares the Sierra Nevada National Park (in the Sierra Nevada mountain range) with Almería province. Another important range is the Sierra de Baza.


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