Comarcas of Andalusia
In Andalusia, comarcas have no defined administrative powers; many municipalities have gathered together to form mancomunidades in order to provide basic services, but those do not always coincide with the traditional comarcas. The current (2007) Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia, unlike its 1981 predecessor, allows for the establishment and regulation of official comarcas under its Title III, Article 97, which defines the significance of comarcas and sets the basis for future legislation in this area.
In 2003, the Council of Tourism and Sports of the Regional Government of Andalusia published an order in which it defined the comarca as "a geographic space with some homogeneous natural characteristicas, which produce social relations of immediacy and closeness, and present some common natural, economic and social characteristics and some common interests".{{cite web |url=http://www.derechodeportivo.org/legislacion/orden%20comarcas.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060221205459/http://www.derechodeportivo.org/legislacion/orden%20comarcas.pdf |url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-02-21 |title=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 |access-date=2009-01-16 |author=Junta de Andalucía (Andalusian Autonomous Government) |format=pdf |language=Spanish |quote=un espacio geográfico con unas características naturales homogéneas, donde se producen unas relaciones sociales de inmediatez y cercanía, y que presentan unas características naturales, económicas y sociales comunes y unos mismos intereses. |df= }}
This defined the official comarcas of Andalusia in the number of 62, as the following ones:
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! Comarca ! Municipalities ! Area ! Population ! Density ! Main city ! Province |
| La Accitania
| align="right" | 26 | align="right" | 1,691 | align="right" | 42791 | align="right" | 25.25 | Guadix | Granada |
| Alhama
| align="right" | 6 | align="right" | 976 | align="right" | 17,972As of 2005 | align="right" | 18 | Granada |
| El Aljarafe
| align="right" | 30 | align="right" | 1,136 | align="right" | 338,532As of 2006 | align="right" | 290 | Seville |
| Alpujarra Almeriense
| align="right" | 22 | align="right" | 818 | align="right" | 15,657As of 2006 | align="right" | 19.14 | Almería |
| Alpujarra Granadina
| align="right" | 25 | align="right" | 1.143 | align="right" | 24,558As of 2005 | align="right" | 21.49 | Órgiva | Granada |
| Alto Guadalquivir
| align="right" | 8 | align="right" | 1,299 | align="right" | 44,931 | align="right" | 34.6 | Montoro | Córdoba |
| Andévalo
| align="right" | 14 | align="right" | 2,510 | align="right" | 38,873As of 2006 | align="right" | 15.45 | Huelva |
| Antequera
| align="right" | 6 | align="right" | 1,072 | align="right" | 65,368 | align="right" | 53.98 | Málaga |
| La Axarquía
| align="right" | 31 | align="right" | 1,025 | align="right" | 202,325 | align="right" | 197.39 | Málaga |
| Bay of Cádiz
| align="right" | 5 | align="right" | 607 | align="right" | 425,462As of 2008 | align="right" | 700.93 | Cádiz | Cádiz |
| Bajo Guadalquivir
| align="right" | 8 | align="right" | 1,561 | align="right" | 147,183As of 2006 | align="right" | 137.65 | Utrera | Seville |
| Baza
| align="right" | 8 | align="right" | 1,715.4 | align="right" | 43,015As of 2007 | align="right" | 25.08 | Baza | Granada |
| Campiña de Baena
| align="right" | 5 | align="right" | 725 | align="right" | 39,670 | align="right" | 54.8 | Baena | Córdoba |
| Campiña de Carmona
| align="right" | 4 | align="right" | 1,138 | align="right" | 68,688As of 2006 | align="right" | 60.36 | Carmona | Seville |
| Campiña de Jaén
| align="right" | 10 | align="right" | 1,741.76 | align="right" | 67,904 | align="right" | 38.9 | Andújar | Jaén |
| Campiña de Jerez
| align="right" | 2 | align="right" | 1,412 | align="right" | 209,960As of 2008 | align="right" | 148.51 | Cádiz |
| Campiña de Morón y Marchena
| align="right" | 7 | align="right" | 1,481 | align="right" | 92,643As of 2006 | align="right" | 62.55 | Seville |
| Campiña Sur Cordobesa
| align="right" | 11 | align="right" | 1,101.8 | align="right" | 106,489 | align="right" | 96.7 | Córdoba |
| Campo de Gibraltar
| align="right" | 7 | align="right" | 1,528.6 | align="right" | 263,739 | align="right" | 172.5 | Cádiz |
| Condado de Huelva
| align="right" | 14 | align="right" | 2,457 | align="right" | 100,294 | align="right" | 40.8 | Huelva |
| Condado de Jaén
| align="right" | 7 | align="right" | 1,488.11 | align="right" | 23,690As of 2007 | align="right" | 16.1 | Jaén |
| Córdoba
| align="right" | 1 | align="right" | 1,252 | align="right" | 322,867 | align="right" | 257.88 | Córdoba | Córdoba |
| Costa del Sol Occidental
| align="right" | 9 | align="right" | 802 | align="right" | 492,965 | align="right" | 614.66 | Marbella | Málaga |
| Costa Noroeste de Cádiz
| align="right" | 4 | align="right" | 360 | align="right" | 119,870 | align="right" | 332.97 | Cádiz |
| Costa Occidental de Huelva
| align="right" | 6 | align="right" | 694 | align="right" | 88,989 | align="right" | 128 | Lepe | Huelva |
| Costa Tropical
| align="right" | 17 | align="right" | 786.88 | align="right" | 127,010 | align="right" | 161.41 | Motril | Granada |
| Cuenca Minera
| align="right" | 6 | align="right" | 628 | align="right" |17,511 | align="right" | 27.88 | Nerva | Huelva |
| Écija
| align="right" | 5 | align="right" | 1,238.36 | align="right" | 60,728As of 2008 | align="right" | 49.04 | Écija | Seville |
| Filabres-Tabernas
| align="right" | 18 | align="right" | 1,466 | align="right" | 14,609As of 2006 | align="right" | 9.97 | Tabernas | Almería |
| Guadalteba
| align="right" | 8 | align="right" | 762 | align="right" | 25,931 | align="right" | 33.89 | Málaga |
| Huéscar
| align="right" | 6 | align="right" | 1,814.28 | align="right" | 17,479As of 2007 | align="right" | 9.63 | Huéscar | Granada |
| Jaén
| align="right" | 16 | align="right" | 1,755.56 | align="right" | 227,029 | align="right" | 158.14 | Jaén | Jaén |
| La Janda
| align="right" | 7 | align="right" | 1,537 | align="right" | 86,485As of 2008 | align="right" | 56.27 | Cádiz |
| Levante Almeriense
| align="right" | 13 | align="right" | 1,586 | align="right" | 82,321As of 2006 | align="right" | 51.90 | Almería |
| Loja
| align="right" | 10 | align="right" | 1305 | align="right" | 55,207 | align="right" | 48.25 | Loja | Granada |
| La Loma
| align="right" | 10 | align="right" | 1,037.4 | align="right" | 79,371As of 2007 | align="right" | 76.5 | Úbeda | Jaén |
| Málaga-Costa del Sol
| align="right" | 1 | align="right" | 395 | align="right" | 568,305 | align="right" | 1,438.75 | Málaga | Málaga |
| Comarca Metropolitana de Almería
| align="right" | 9 | align="right" | 1,159 | align="right" | 239,132As of 2006 | align="right" | 206.33 | Almería | Almería |
| Comarca Metropolitana de Huelva
| align="right" | 7 | align="right" | 848 | align="right" | 230,393 | align="right" | 272 | Huelva | Huelva |
| Comarca Metropolitana de Sevilla
| align="right" | 22 | align="right" | 1,489 | align="right" | 1,161,706 | align="right" | 780.19 | Seville | Seville |
| Los Montes
| align="right" | 18 | align="right" | 1,400 | align="right" | 26,420 | align="right" | 19.32 | Iznalloz | Granada |
| Nororma
| align="right" | 7 | align="right" | 436 | align="right" | 29,790 | align="right" | 68.33 | Málaga |
| Los Pedroches
| align="right" | 17 | align="right" | 3,612 | align="right" | 56,512 | align="right" | 15.6 | Córdoba |
| Poniente Almeriense
| align="right" | 9 | align="right" | 971 | align="right" | 218,426As of 2006 | align="right" | 224.95 | El Ejido | Almería |
| Serranía de Ronda
| align="right" | 21 | align="right" | 1,256 | align="right" | 55,838 | align="right" | 44.45 | Ronda | Málaga |
| Sierra de Cádiz
| align="right" | 19 | align="right" | 1,949 | align="right" | 113,738As of 2008 | align="right" | 57.76 | Cádiz |
| Sierra de Cazorla
| align="right" | 9 | align="right" | 1,330,72 | align="right" | 34,138As of 2007 | align="right" | 25.5 | Cazorla | Jaén |
| Sierra de Huelva
| align="right" | 29 | align="right" | 3,046 | align="right" | 39,541 | align="right" | 12.98 | Aracena | Huelva |
| Sierra Mágina
| align="right" | 14 | align="right" | 1,389.4 | align="right" | 42,172As of 2007 | align="right" | 30.5 | Jódar | Jaén |
| Sierra de las Nieves
| align="right" | 9 | align="right" | 682 | align="right" | 21,587 | align="right" | 31.65 | Yunquera | Málaga |
| Sierra Morena
| align="right" | 9 | align="right" | 1,396.7 | align="right" | 105,848As of 2007 | align="right" | 75.6 | Linares | Jaén |
| Sierra Norte de Sevilla
| align="right" | 18 | align="right" | 3,779 | align="right" | 58,481As of 2006 | align="right" | 15.48 | Seville |
| Sierra de Segura
| align="right" | 13 | align="right" | 1,931 | align="right" | 26,549As of 2007 | align="right" | 13.8 | Jaén |
| Sierra Sur de Jaén
| align="right" | 5 | align="right" | 784.27 | align="right" | 44,323As of 2007 | align="right" | 56.6 | Jaén |
| Sierra Sur de Sevilla
| align="right" | 19 | align="right" | 1,585 | align="right" | 88,113As of 2006 | align="right" | 55.59 | Osuna | Seville |
| La Subbética
| align="right" | 14 | align="right" | 1,597 | align="right" | 126,802 | align="right" | 79.4 | Lucena | Córdoba |
| Valle del Almanzora
| align="right" | 27 | align="right" | 1,631 | align="right" | 53,138As of 2006 | align="right" | 32.58 | Albox | Almería |
| Valle del Guadalhorce
| align="right" | 8 | align="right" | 804 | align="right" | 130,932 | align="right" | 162.85 | Coín | Málaga |
| Valle del Guadiato
| align="right" | 11 | align="right" | 2,493 | align="right" | 31,907 | align="right" | 12.8 | Córdoba |
| Valle de Lecrín
| align="right" | 8 | align="right" | 460 | align="right" | 22,497As of 2006 | align="right" | 48.90 | Dúrcal | Granada |
| Valle Medio del Guadalquivir
| align="right" | 8 | align="right" | 1,691 | align="right" | 69,353 | align="right" | 41.01 | Córdoba |
| Vega de Granada
| align="right" | 40 | align="right" | 1.363,22 | align="right" | 500,121As of 2007 | align="right" | 366.86 | Granada | Granada |
| Vega del Guadalquivir
| align="right" | 11 | align="right" | 908 | align="right" | 96,637As of 2006 | align="right" | 106.43 | Seville |
| Los Vélez
| align="right" | 4 | align="right" | 1,145 | align="right" | 12,567As of 2006 | align="right" | 10.98 | Almería |
| Las Villas
| align="right" | 4 | align="right" | 556.38 | align="right" | 22,091As of 2007 | align="right" | 40 | Jaén |