Andújar
Andújar | |
|---|---|
City Hall of Andújar | |
| Coordinates: 38°2′21.25″N 4°3′2.02″W / 38.0392361°N 4.0505611°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Jaén |
| Comarca | Campiña de Jaén |
| Government | |
| • Body | Ayuntamiento de Andújar |
| • Mayor | Francisco Manuel Huertas Delgado (PSOE-A) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,649 km2 (3,725 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 37,113 |
| • Density | 3,936/km2 (10,190/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Andujareño/a, iliturgitano/a |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST |
| Postal code | 23740 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
Andújar (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈduxaɾ]) is a Spanish municipality of 35,619 people (2024) in the province of Jaén, in Andalusia. The municipality is divided by the Guadalquivir River. The northern part of the municipality is where the Natural Park of the Sierra de Andújar is situated. To the south are agricultural fields and countryside. The city proper located on the right bank of the Guadalquivir and the Madrid-Córdoba railway. In the past, Andújar was widely known for its porous earthenware jars, called alcarrazas or botijos, which keep water cool in the hottest weather, and were manufactured from a whitish clay found in the neighbourhood.