Siles
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Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Autonomous community
- Andalusia
- Province
- Jaén
- Total
- 175 km (68 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 826 m (2,710 ft)
- Density
- 11.8/km (30.6/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Siles
- Population
- 2067
- Area
- 175.2
- Elevation
- 826
- Official website
- www.siles.es
- Image
- Siles, en Jaén (España).jpg
- Licence plate code
- J
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- Commons category
- Siles
- postal code
- 23380
- native label
- Siles
- male population
- 1115
- female population
- 1126
- P8168
- Let's Dance
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Article
Siles is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, located in the region of Sierra de Segura, bordering the province of Albacete. It has a population of 2,451 inhabitants according to the last available census (INE2011). Much of the municipality is located within the Natural Park of Sierra de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas. Because of its location it is a mostly forest town near the river, farmland focusing mainly olive grove, in a strip of southwest-northeast direction including the vicinity of the town center and the municipal enclave that owns the town northwest of the region.
The economy is based on agriculture (olive) and tourism, contributing to it also forest harvesting and sheep farming. Natural spaces are plentiful and varied, which together with diverse flora and fauna gives the municipality an undeniable charm to the tourist.