Campo de Gibraltar
Comarca
Flag of Campo de Gibraltar
Flag
Coat of arms of Gibraltar#Variations
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Pro Geographia, Historia et Voluntate Conivncti
(Latin for 'United by geography, history, and will')
Country Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
Province Province of Cádiz
Municipalities
List
Area
 • Total1,527.5 km2 (589.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total269,294
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
DemonymCampogibraltareños
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityAlgeciras

Campo de Gibraltar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkampo ðe xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is a comarca (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 and Tarifa.

Aerial view

Its name comes from the municipal term of the town of Gibraltar, now a British Overseas Territory. Until 1704, the Campo de Gibraltar was simply the term for the municipality of Gibraltar, about 500 km2 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.[2]

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

MunicipalityArea
(km2)		Population
2018[3]		Location
Algeciras85.8121,414Bay of Gibraltar
La Línea de la Concepción19.362,940Bay of Gibraltar
Mediterranean coast
San Roque146.930,472Interior - Bay of Gibraltar
Mediterranean coast
Los Barrios331.323,513Interior
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Bay of Gibraltar
Castellar de la Frontera178.83,013Interior
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Jimena de la Frontera345.79,773Interior
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Tarifa419.718,169Atlantic coast
Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Total1,527.5269,294 

References

  1. ↑ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  2. ↑ Álvarez Vázquez, Manuel (April 2004). "La pérdida de Gibraltar y el nacimiento de la nueva población de Los Barrios" (PDF). Almoraima. Revista de Estudios Campogibraltareños (34): 51–66. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2009.
  3. ↑ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.

36°08′N 5°27′W / 36.133°N 5.450°W / 36.133; -5.450


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