Berja

Berja
Berja
Location of Berja
Berja
Berja (Andalusia)
Berja
Berja (Spain)
Coordinates: 36°50′43″N 2°56′49″W / 36.84528°N 2.94694°W / 36.84528; -2.94694
Country Spain
Community Andalusia
Province Almería
ComarcaPoniente Almeriense
Government
  Mayor (2015- )Antonio Torres López (PPA))
Area
  Total
218 km2 (84 sq mi)
Elevation
335 m (1,099 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
12,381
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Berja (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbeɾxa]) is a municipality, former bishopric and Latin titular see in Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain.

It is located on the south-eastern slope of the Sierra de Gádor, 16 km north-east of Adra.