Bay of Cádiz (comarca)

Bay of Cádiz
Comarca de la Bahía de Cádiz
Comarca
Satellite view of the Bay of Cádiz, taken by Sentinel-2 of Copernicus Programme.
Satellite view of the Bay of Cádiz, taken by Sentinel-2 of Copernicus Programme.
Location of Bay of Cádiz in Andalusia, Spain
Location of Bay of Cádiz in Andalusia, Spain
Location of Bay of Cádiz in the province of Cádiz
Location of Bay of Cádiz in the province of Cádiz
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
ProvinceCádiz
CapitalCádiz
Municipalities
List
Area
 • Total
603.7 km2 (233.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[notes 1]
 • Total
426,329
 • Density13,369.9/km2 (34,628/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityCádiz

The Bay of Cádiz (Spanish: Comarca de la Bahía de Cádiz) is one of the six comarcas (county, but with no administrative role) in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, southern Spain.

The present-day comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia.[1][2]

Municipalities

The Bahia de Cádiz comarca includes five[3] municipalities:

Arms Municipality Area
(km2)		 Population
2023[4][notes 2]		 Density(/km2)
Cádiz 12.3 111,811 9,090.3
Chiclana de la Frontera 205.5 88,709 431.7
El Puerto de Santa María 159.3 89,813 563.8
Puerto Real 196.0 42,069 214.6
San Fernando 30.6 93,927 3,069.5
Total 603.7 426,329 13,369.9

Notes

  1. ^ Census at 1 January 2023: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  2. ^ Census at 1 January 2023: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.

References

  1. ^ "ORDEN de 14 de marzo de 2003, por la que se aprueba el mapa de comarcas de Andalucía a efectos de la planificación de la oferta turística y deportiva". www.juntadeandalucia.es (in Spanish). 27 March 2003. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  2. ^ "CORRECCION de errores de la Orden de 14 de marzo de 2003, por la que se aprueba el mapa de comarcas de Andalucía a efectos de la planificación de la oferta turística y deportiva (BOJA núm. 59, de 27.3.2003)". www.juntadeandalucia.es (in Spanish). 7 May 2003. Archived from the original on 18 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
  3. ^ The neighbouring municipality of Rota is a member of the Association of Municipalities of the Bay of Cádiz, but is not part of the same comarca.
  4. ^ "Cádiz: Population by municipality and sex. (2864)". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-21.

36°31′38″N 6°17′19″W / 36.5271°N 6.2886°W / 36.5271; -6.2886

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