Campo de Gibraltar

Comarca in Andalusia, Spain

Flag

Coat of arms

Motto(s):

Pro Geographia, Historia et Voluntate Conivncti
(Latin for 'United by geography, history, and will')

Country

SpainAutonomous community

AndalusiaProvince

Province of CádizMunicipalities

List

Algeciras, Los Barrios, Castellar de la Frontera, Jimena de la Frontera, La Línea de la Concepción, San Roque, Tarifa

Area

• Total1,527.5 km² (589.8 sq mi)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total269,294 • Density180/km² (460/sq mi)DemonymCampogibraltareñosTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Largest municipality Algeciras

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.

Its name comes from the municipal territory of the town of Gibraltar, now a British Overseas Territory. Until 1704, the Campo de Gibraltar was simply the territory 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:

Municipality	Area (km²)	Population 2018^[3]	Location
Algeciras	85.8	121,414	Bay of Gibraltar
La Línea de la Concepción	19.3	62,940	Bay of Gibraltar Mediterranean coast
San Roque	146.9	30,472	Interior - Bay of Gibraltar Mediterranean coast
Los Barrios	331.3	23,513	Interior Los Alcornocales Natural Park Bay of Gibraltar
Castellar de la Frontera	178.8	3,013	Interior Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Jimena de la Frontera	345.7	9,773	Interior Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Tarifa	419.7	18,169	Atlantic coast Los Alcornocales Natural Park
Total	1,527.5	269,294

References

^ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
^ 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.
^ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.