Huétor-Tájar (or Huétor Tájar) is a municipality and town located in the province of Granada (Andalusia), in the southern Spain. It is situated 43 km west of the city of Granada, and its population in 2007 was 9,467. The municipality's extension is close to 40 km2. Huétor-Tájar lies within the fertile Genil river valley, a part of the Granada depression.

Huétor-Tájar
Flag of Huétor-Tájar
Coat of arms of Huétor-Tájar
Location of Huétor-Tájar
Location of Huétor-Tájar
CountrySpain
ProvinceGranada
Government
 • MayorFernando Delgado Ayén (PSOE)
Area
 • Total40 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation
484 m (1,588 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total10,286
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
18360
Area code34 (Spain) + 958 (Granada)
Websitewww.huetortajar.org (in Spanish)

The main source of income is the asparagus culture and its commercialisation under the Geographical Indication Esparragos de Huétor-Tájar.

The town is located near Granada, which has had a significant influence on it during the centuries.

Notable people

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  • Official site for Tourism of the province of Granada
  • "Granada" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 335–336.

37°11′41″N 4°02′47″W / 37.19472°N 4.04639°W / 37.19472; -4.04639 (Huétor-Tájar)


  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.