Villacarrillo

Villacarrillo
municipality
Fair street in Villacarrillo
Flag Coat of arms
Villacarrillo Location in the Province of Jaén Villacarrillo Villacarrillo (Andalusia) Villacarrillo Villacarrillo (Spain)
Coordinates: 38°06′N 3°05′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Jaén
Comarca	Las Villas
Area
• Total	239 km2 (92 sq mi)
Elevation	812 m (2,664 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)
• Total	10,342
• Density	43.3/km2 (112/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Villacarrillo is a locality and Spanish municipality located in the south-western part of the region of Las Villas, in the province of Jaén. It borders the municipalities of Santisteban del Puerto, Iznatoraf, Villanueva del Arzobispo, Santiago-Pontones, Santo Tomé, Úbeda (by the enclave known as Rincón de Úbeda), and Sabiote.

The municipality includes the population centers of Villacarrillo - which hosts the capital of the Las Villas region -, Mogón, La Caleruela, Agrupación de Mogón y Arroturas. It has a population of 10,902 inhabitants.

Economy

Villacarrillo is known as a centre of olive oil production in Spain, with the world's largest olive oil mill, capable of processing 2,500 tonnes of olives per day, located in the municipality. More than 70% of Spain's olive oil production takes place in the Jaén province, of which Villacarrillo is a part.

See also

• List of municipalities in Jaén