Las Villas | |
Settlement Type: | Comarca |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Andalusia |
Area Total Km2: | 556.38 |
Elevation M: | 800 |
Population Total: | 22023 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Las Villas is a natural region and comarca in Andalusia, southern Spain. It is located in the mountainous area at the eastern end of Jaén Province.[1] The main town is Villacarrillo.
Together with the Sierra de Cazorla and Sierra de Segura mountain ranges Las Villas gave its name to the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park that was established in 1986. 8.3 percent of the surface of the protected area falls within the Las Villas comarca.[2]
Formerly the Las Villas comarca had been merged with La Loma as La Loma y las Villas, an administrative division of Andalusia.[3] The present-day official comarca was established in 2003.[4] According to the 2014 census,[5] the comarca has a population of 22,023 inhabitants.