Andújar

Also known as Andujar

Andújar () is a Spanish municipality of 35,619 people (2024) in the province of Jaén, in Andalusia. The municipality is divided by the Guadalquivir River. The northern part of the municipality is where the Natural Park of the Sierra de Andújar is situated. To the south are agricultural fields and countryside. The city proper located on the right bank of the Guadalquivir and the Madrid-Córdoba railway. In the past, Andújar was widely known for its porous earthenware jars, called alcarrazas or botijos, which keep water cool in the hottest weather, and were manufactured from a whitish clay found

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Andújar is a Spanish city of about 35,600 people in Jaén province, Andalusia, divided by the Guadalquivir River with the Sierra de Andújar Natural Park to its north and agricultural lands to its south. Historically, the city was renowned for manufacturing alcarrazas and botijos—porous earthenware jars designed to keep water cool in hot weather—from local whitish clay.

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Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Province of Jaén##Location in Andalusia##Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Jaén
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Campiña de Jaén
Settlement.governing_body: Ayuntamiento de Andújar
Settlement.leader_party: PSOE-A
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Francisco Manuel Huertas Delgado
Settlement.area_total_km2: 964,9
Settlement.elevation_m: 212
Settlement.population_density_km2: 39,36
Settlement.population_demonyms: Andujareño/a, iliturgitano/a
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code
Settlement.postal_code: 23740
Settlement.area_code_type: Dialing code