Las Villas is a

natural region A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate. From the ecology, ecological point of view, the naturally occurring fl ...

and ''comarca'' in

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...

, southern

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. It is located in the

mountainous A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

area at the eastern end of Jaén Province. The main town is

Villacarrillo Villacarrillo is a locality and Spanish municipality located in the south-western part of the region of Las Villas, in the province of Jaén. It borders the municipalities of Santisteban del Puerto, Iznatoraf, Villanueva del Arzobispo, Santiago-Pon ...

. Together with the

Sierra de Cazorla Sierra de Cazorla is a mountain range of the Prebaetic System in the Jaén Province in Spain. It is named after the town of Cazorla. Its highest point is the 1,847 m high Gilillo peak. Geography This mountain range is located between the Sierr ...

and

Sierra de Segura Sierra de Segura is a mountain range of the Prebaetic System in the Jaén Province in Spain. It is named after the ancient town of Segura de la Sierra and it gives its name to the Segura River. Its highest point is the 1,993 m high Las Banderilla ...

mountain ranges Las Villas gave its name to the

Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park ( es, Parque Natural de las Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas) is a natural park in the eastern and northeastern part of the province of Jaén, Spain, established in 1986. With an are ...

that was established in 1986. 8.3 percent of the surface of the

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falls within the Las Villas ''comarca''.El Parque Natural - Municipality of Segura de la Sierra
Formerly the Las Villas ''comarca'' had been merged with La Loma as ''La Loma y las Villas'', an administrative division of Andalusia. The present-day official ''comarca'' was established in 2003. According to the 2014

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) the ''comarca'' has a population of 22,023 inhabitants.

Municipalities

Iznatoraf Iznatoraf is a municipality located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2005 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term i ...

, 1038 inhabitants. *

Sorihuela del Guadalimar Sorihuela del Guadalimar is a municipality located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto ...

, 1298 inhabitants. *

, 11,092 inhabitants. *

Villanueva del Arzobispo Villanueva del Arzobispo is a city located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2011 census ( INE), the city had a population of 8,924. History The town was first mentioned in the year 1396 owing to a petition made by Pedro Ten ...

, 8595 inhabitants.

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Parque Natural Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las VillasIznatoraf - Las Villas
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Municipalities

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