Arroyo del Ojanco is a village belonging to the ‘Sierra de Segura’ shire (comarca de la Sierra de Segura) in the
province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2006
census
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(
INE
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), the city has a population of 2468 inhabitants. It is surrounded by
Segura de la Sierra,
Beas de Segura
Beas de Segura is a town located in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2009 census (INE
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Institutions
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,
Puente de Génave and
Chiclana de Segura’s municipal districts. It is located in the access of ‘Sierra de
Cazorla
Cazorla is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Jaén, Andalusia. According to the 2006 census (INE), it had a population of 8,173 inhabitants.
Description
Cazorla lies at an elevation of 836 metres on the western slope of the Si ...
, Segura y las Villas’ Natural Park and the Guadalimar river passes through its district.
On January 21, 2001, it became independent from ‘Beas de Segura’ city council. This process began with a denied request on June 4, 1953, as a result of a resolution by the Spanish ‘Consejo de Ministros’ (Ministers’ Council). On November 3, 1958, another request was made to the ‘Ministro de Gobernación’ (Government Minister) that was also refused on September 10, 1959, in a decree. In September 1983 a Pro-Segregation committee was founded and a dossier was submitted to the ‘Beas de Segura’ city council, which sent it to the Andalusia's Government. In 1991 a lawsuit was reported in the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía (
Andalusia
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’s Major Court) and it was approved on April 5, 1993. It was delayed until January 18, 2001, when the Major Court approved it.
The
Fuentebuena olive tree can be found in its municipal district. This olive tree was proclaimed a Natural Monument by the Andalusia's Government and it is included in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most ancient olive tree in the world.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Jaén (Spain)
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