Jaén Province, Spain

With 617,604 people on January 1, 2025, Jaén province ranks 27th by population and 14th by area among Spain’s 50 provinces. Since 2015 it has lost 36,566 people (5.6%). Density is 46 people/km², against a Spanish average of 97 people/km².

The capital, Jaén, has 112,235 residents, 18% of the province. Next come Linares (55,633), Andújar (35,610), and Úbeda (33,588).

Of its 97 municipalities (the 35th most of any province), 20 have fewer than 1,000 people. The smallest by population is Hinojares, with 335, and the largest by area is Andújar, at 964 km².

The capital, Jaén, sits 574 m (1,883 ft) above sea level, the 17th highest of Spain’s 52 provincial capitals and autonomous cities.

According to the IGN’s summit table, the highest point in Jaén province is Mágina, at 2,164 m (7,100 ft), in the Sierra Mágina. It’s 29 km from the capital in a straight line and 1,590 m higher.

Besides the capital, one city over 50,000 people has its own elevation page: Linares (405 m).

4 towns of 20,000 to 50,000 people also have a page: Alcalá la Real (925 m), Úbeda (730 m), Martos (730 m), and Andújar (213 m).

Jaén is one of the 8 provinces of Andalusia, along with Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Málaga, and Seville. See Andalusia: its provinces, population and peaks.