1. Territory and environment
1.1. Geographic characteristics.
| Surface area (km2) | Number of districts | Lati. N. | Long. O. | |||
| N. limit | S. limit | E. limit | W. limit | |||
| Almería | 8.774 | 103 | 37°55' | 36°41' | 1°38' | 3°08' |
| Cádiz | 7.385 | 44 | 37°03' | 36°00' | 5°05' | 6°27' |
| Córdoba | 13.718 | 75 | 38°44' | 37°11' | 4°00' | 5°35' |
| Granada | 12.531 | 168 | 38°05' | 36°42' | 2°12' | 4°20' |
| Huelva | 10.085 | 79 | 38°13' | 36°47' | 6°07' | 7°31' |
| Jaén | 13.498 | 96 | 38°22' | 37°23' | 2°26' | 4°17' |
| Málaga | 7.240 | 100 | 37°17' | 36°19' | 3°46' | 5°37' |
| Sevilla | 14.001 | 105 | 38°12' | 36°51' | 4°39' | 6°32' |
| Andalucía | 87.232 | 770 | 38°44' | 36°00' | 1°38' | 7°31' |
SOURCE: Instituto Geográfico Nacional y Consejería de Gobernación. Data refer to 1995.
1.2. Andalusian districts classified by area
| Surface area (km2) | ||||||
| <10 | 10-20 | 20-50 | 50-200 | 200-500 | >500 | |
| Almería | 4 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 12 | 1 |
| Cádiz | 0 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| Córdoba | 1 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 17 | 6 |
| Granada | 17 | 24 | 48 | 66 | 11 | 2 |
| Huelva | 1 | 5 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 1 |
| Jaén | 1 | 3 | 22 | 50 | 18 | 2 |
| Málaga | 7 | 12 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 1 |
| Sevilla | 9 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 18 | 4 |
| Andalucía | 40 | 80 | 207 | 320 | 104 | 19 |
SOURCE: Instituto Geográfico Nacional y Consejería de Gobernación. Data refer to 1995.
1.3. Land general distribution (Ha.)
| Cultivation lands (*) | Meadows and pastures | Forest land | Another surfaces | Total | |||
| Herbaceous | Fallow | Woodies | |||||
| Almería | 74.918 | 107.802 | 96.729 | 59.888 | 161.201 | 377.114 | 877.652 |
| Cádiz | 240.839 | 56.200 | 28.757 | 101.342 | 227.000 | 84.399 | 738.537 |
| Córdoba | 303.148 | 105.373 | 327.288 | 111.189 | 453.389 | 76.744 | 1.377.131 |
| Granada | 176.075 | 178.029 | 248.706 | 165.926 | 284.700 | 199.700 | 1.253.136 |
| Huelva | 101.556 | 53.433 | 58.605 | 33.662 | 642.427 | 118.790 | 1.008.473 |
| Jaén | 119.956 | 71.096 | 526.147 | 126.673 | 411.423 | 94.462 | 1.349.757 |
| Málaga | 115.363 | 81.382 | 163.975 | - | 201.356 | 165.553 | 727.629 |
| Sevilla | 641.571 | 93.926 | 191.941 | 104.043 | 270.691 | 97.871 | 1.400.043 |
| Andalucía | 1.773.426 | 747.241 | 1.642.148 | 702.723 | 2.652.187 | 1.214.633 | 8.732.358 |
(*) Data refer only to cultives in main use.
SOURCE: Consejería de Agricultura y Pesca. Data refer to 1994.
| Hydrographic basin surface area in Andalucía (Km2) | Existing volume/ Reservoir capacity (%) | |
| Guadalquivir (including Guadalete y Barbate) | 56.742 | 20,3 |
| Sur | 18.431 | 23,0 |
| Guadiana | 10.420 | 75,7 |
| Segura | 1.675 | 100,0 |
| Total | 87.268 | 23,9 |
SOURCE: MOPTMA. Información hídrica. Data refer to 31 December 1995.
1.5. Climatic characteristics (*)
| Temperature | Rainfall | Hours of sunshine | |||||||
| Absolute | Average | Average | Total (l/m2) | Days | |||||
| Maximum | Minimum | Maximum | Minimum | ||||||
| Almería | 39,4 | 3,6 | 23,5 | 14,8 | 19,2 | 271,4 | 47 | 3.077 | (1) |
| Cádiz | 34,0 | 2,0 | 21,4 | 15,1 | 18,3 | 283,0 | 72 | 2.691 | |
| Córdoba | 44,0 | -5,2 | 25,9 | 10,8 | 18,4 | 331,7 | 74 | 2.997 | |
| Granada | 41,6 | -8,4 | 24,0 | 8,6 | 15,9 | 261,1 | 67 | 2.938 | (1) |
| Huelva | 41,4 | -1,6 | 24,3 | 12,0 | 18,2 | 326,1 | 63 | 3.102 | |
| Jaén | 42,0 | -2,0 | 23,4 | 11,7 | 17,5 | 351,2 | 55 | 2.829 | (2) |
| Málaga | 44,0 | 1,4 | 23,4 | 13,7 | 18,6 | 298,9 | 56 | 2.802 | (1) |
| Sevilla | 43,9 | -2,5 | 26,3 | 12,9 | 19,6 | 326,9 | 58 | 3.116 | |
(*) Measurement point: Almería (aeropuerto), Cádiz (Cortadura), Córdoba (aeropuerto), Granada (aeropuerto) Huelva (Ronda Este), Jaén (Linares), Málaga (aeropuerto) y Sevilla (aeropuerto).
1) Sunshine data refer to 1993.
(2) Sunshine data refer to 1992.
SOURCE: Instituto Nacional de Meteorología. Data refer to 1994.
1.6. Selected indicators of environmental protection for capital cities. (µg/m3)
| SO2 (*) | Suspended particulate (*) | NO2 | CO (mg/m3) | HC | Ozone (mg/m3) | ||
| ACD Average | ACD Average | ACH Max. | ACHH Max. | ACHH Max. | ACH Max. | ||
| Almería | 10 | 54 | 473 | 11,7 | 18 | 162 | |
| Cádiz | 5 | 34 | 193 | - | - | 121 | |
| Córdoba | 11 | 51 | 376 | 29,1 | - | - | |
| Granada | 35 | 59 | 373 | 24,8 | - | 121 | |
| Huelva | 10 | 34 | 288 | 12,5 | 25 | 155 | |
| Jaén | 6 | 47 | 167 | 17,3 | 31 | 92 | |
| Málaga | 9 | 49 | 291 | 19,5 | - | 140 | |
| Sevilla | 7 | 41 | 597 | 41,0 | 193 | 154 | |
(*) Data refer to April 1994 - March 1995
ACD: Average Concentration per Day
ACH: Average Concentration per Hour
ACHH: Average Concentration per Half-hour
SOURCE: Consejería de Medio Ambiente. Informe de Medio Ambiente en Andalucía 1994.
| Province | Surface area (Ha.) | |
| NATIONAL PARKS | ||
| Doñana | Huelva-Sevilla | 50.720 |
| NATURAL PARKS | ||
| Cabo de Gata-Níjar | Almería | 33.663 |
| Sierra María-Los Vélez | Almería | 22.500 |
| De la Breña y Pinar de Barbate (1) | Cádiz | 3.797 |
| Bahía de Cádiz | Cádiz | 10.000 |
| Los Alcornocales | Cádiz-Málaga | 170.025 |
| Sierra de Grazalema | Cádiz-Málaga | 51.695 |
| Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro | Córdoba | 41.212 |
| Sierra de Hornachuelos | Córdoba | 67.202 |
| Sierra Subbética | Córdoba | 31.568 |
| Sierra de Baza | Granada | 52.337 |
| Sierra de Castril | Granada | 12.265 |
| Sierra de Huetor | Granada | 12.428 |
| Sierra Nevada | Granada-Almería | 140.200 |
| Entorno de Doñana | Huelva-Sevilla-Cádiz | 54.250 |
| Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche | Huelva | 186.308 |
| Despeñaperros | Jaén | 6.000 |
| Sierras de Andújar | Jaén | 60.800 |
| Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas | Jaén | 214.000 |
| Sierra Mágina | Jaén | 19.900 |
| Montes de Málaga | Málaga | 4.762 |
| Sierra de las Nieves | Málaga | 16.564 |
| Sierra Norte | Sevilla | 164.840 |
| NATURAL AREAS | ||
| Desierto de Tabernas | Almería | 11.625 |
| Karst en Yesos de Sorbas | Almería | 2.375 |
| Punta Entinas-Sabinar | Almería | 1.960 |
| Sierra Alhamilla | Almería | 8.500 |
| Cola del Embalse de Arcos | Cádiz | 120 |
| Cola del Embalse de Bornos | Cádiz | 630 |
| Estuario del río Guadiaro | Cádiz | 27 |
| Isla del Trocadero (2) | Cádiz | 525 |
| Marismas de Sancti-Petri (2) | Cádiz | 170 |
| Marismas del río Palmones | Cádiz | 58 |
| Playa de los Lances | Cádiz | 226 |
| Embalse de Cordobilla | Córdoba-Sevilla | 1.460 |
| Embalse de Malpasillo | Córdoba-Sevilla | 512 |
| Enebrales de Punta Umbría | Huelva | 162 |
| Estero de Domingo Rubio | Huelva | 480 |
| Lagunas de Palos y Las Madres | Huelva | 693 |
| Marismas de Isla Cristina | Huelva | 2.145 |
| Marismas del Odiel | Huelva | 7.185 |
| Marismas del río Piedras y Flecha del Rompido | Huelva | 2.530 |
| Peñas de Aroche | Huelva | 718 |
| Sierra Pelada y Rivera del Aserrador | Huelva | 12.980 |
| Alto Guadalquivir | Jaén | 663 |
| Cascada de Cimbarra | Jaén | 534 |
| Laguna Grande | Jaén | 206 |
| Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo | Granada-Málaga | 395 |
| Desembocadura del Guadalhorce | Málaga | 67 |
| Desfiladero de los Gaitanes | Málaga | 2.016 |
| Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja | Málaga | 1.236 |
| Sierra Crestellina | Málaga | 478 |
| Torcal de Antequera | Málaga | 1.171 |
| Brazo del Este | Sevilla | 1.336 |
| NATURAL RESERVES | ||
| Albufera de Adra | Almería | 65 |
| Punta Entinas-Sabinar (3) | Almería | 785 |
| Complejo Endorreico de Chiclana | Cádiz | 49 |
| Complejo Endorreico de Espera | Cádiz | 59 |
| Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real | Cádiz | 104 |
| Complejo Endorreico del Puerto de Santa María | Cádiz | 63 |
| Lagunas de Las Canteras y El Tejón | Cádiz | 4 |
| Laguna de Medina | Cádiz | 121 |
| Peñón de Zaframagón | Cádiz-Sevilla | 135 |
| Laguna Amarga | Córdoba | 13 |
| Laguna del Conde o Salobral | Córdoba | 11 |
| Laguna de los Jarales | Córdoba | 5 |
| Laguna del Rincón | Córdoba | 7 |
| Laguna de Tiscar | Córdoba | 21 |
| Laguna de Zoñar | Córdoba | 66 |
| Isla de Enmedio (4) | Huelva | 480 |
| Laguna de El Portil | Huelva | 16 |
| Marismas de El Burro (4) | Huelva | 597 |
| Laguna Honda | Jaén | 65 |
| Laguna del Chinche | Jaén | 7 |
| Lagunas de Archidona | Málaga | 6 |
| Lagunas de Campillos | Málaga | 80 |
| Laguna de Fuentepiedra | Málaga | 1.364 |
| Laguna de la Ratosa | Málaga | 23 |
| Complejo Endorreico de Lantejuela | Sevilla | 66 |
| Complejo Endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas | Sevilla | 23 |
| Complejo Endorreico de Utrera | Sevilla | 100 |
| Laguna del Gosque | Sevilla | 28 |
| CONTRACTED NATURAL RESERVES | ||
| Cañada de los Pájaros, S.A. | Sevilla | 8 |
| Laguna de la Paja | Cádiz | 40 |
| PARKS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWNS | ||
| Los Villares | Córdoba | 60 |
| Monte la Sierra | Jaén | 2.720 |
| Dehesa del Generalife | Granada | 458 |
| Total | 1.497.867 | |
(1) Including 1 mille wide strip of sea not tabulated in surface.
(2) Included in the Natural Park Bahía de Cádiz.
(3) Included in the Natural Area Punta Entinas-Sabinar.
(4) Included in the Natural Area Marismas del Odiel.
SOURCE: Consejería de Medio Ambiente. Data refer to 31 December 1995.
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