Campo de Gibraltar () is one of the six comarcas (county) in the province of Cádiz, Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, the southernmost part of mainland Europe. It comprises the municipalities of Algeciras, La Línea de la Concepción, San Roque, Los Barrios, Castellar de la Frontera, Jimena de la Frontera, San Martín del Tesorillo and Tarifa. This comarca was established in 2003 by the Government of Andalusia.
Its name comes from the municipal territory of the town of Gibraltar, now a British Overseas Territory. Until 1704, the Campo de Gibraltar was simply the territory for the municipality of Gibraltar, about corresponding approximately to the current municipalities of Algeciras, San Roque, Los Barrios and La Línea de la Concepción. Following the capture of Gibraltar during the War of the Spanish Succession, the former inhabitants settled nearby creating Algeciras, San Roque, and Los Barrios. In 1759, each of them was established as a different municipality.
Municipalities The Campo de Gibraltar comarca is composed of the following eight municipalities: Arms Municipality Location Area(km2) Population(2023)Estimate at 1 January 2023: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.Density(/km2)AlgecirasBay of Gibraltar 85.8 123,6391,441Los BarriosInteriorLos Alcornocales Natural ParkBay of Gibraltar 331.3 24,21973.1Castellar de la FronteraInteriorLos Alcornocales Natural Park 178.8 3,02016.9Jimena de la FronteraInteriorLos Alcornocales Natural Park 297.1 6,67522.4La Línea de la ConcepciónBay of GibraltarMediterranean coast 19.3 63,7733,304San Martín del TesorilloInteriorLos Alcornocales Natural Park48.62,74256.4San RoqueInterior - Bay of GibraltarMediterranean coast 146.9 33,646229TarifaAtlantic coastLos Alcornocales Natural Park 419.7 18,62144.3Total 1,527.5276,335 180.9
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External links Mancomunidad de Municipios del Campo de Gibraltar