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Níjar | |
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| Coordinates: 36°57′57″N 2°12′24″W / 36.96583°N 2.20667°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Almería |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Esperanza Perez (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 601 km2 (232 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 33,319 |
| • Density | 55.4/km2 (144/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Climate | BSk |
Níjar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnixaɾ]) is a Spanish municipality in the province of Almería, Andalusia. It lies in the eastern part of Almería, in the Sierra de Alhamilla and the south-eastern Mediterranean coast, in the Campo de Níjar, near the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park.
Níjar covers an area of 599.8 square kilometres. Its population of 17,824 (2002) is mainly concentrated in the cities of Campohermoso, San Isidro, and Níjar.[2]
The main sources of income are agriculture, especially in the growing of greenhouse crops, and tourism, especially the watersports centre of San José.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1999 | 16,083 | — |
| 2000 | 16,269 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 18,371 | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 19,332 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 20,810 | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 21,306 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 24,435 | +14.7% |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ↑ "Níjar". Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía (in Spanish). Junta de Andalucía. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ↑ "Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional a 1 de enero". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
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