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It has a total area of13,484 km². Its population is 619,938 as of 1 July 2023, about one sixth of whom living in the capital.[1] It contains97 municipalities. The highest point of the province isPico Mágina (2165 m).[2]
One of the less-known provinces of Spain, compared to the tourist-oriented coast, it has four national parks and many other protected natural areas. The province also contains twoRenaissance cities,Úbeda andBaeza, both recently declaredWorld Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The province has among the highest concentration ofcastles in the world outsidethe Levant, thanks to its strategic position during theReconquista.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
The annualchess tournament, held until 2010 inLinares, attracted many of the world's best players.
The province is the largest producer ofolive oil in the world. It produces around 45% of all Spanish olive oil and 20% of the world's production. For this reason the province is also known asWorld Capital of Olive Oil.[9] There are more than 66 million olive trees, spread over a surface of 550,000hectares.[10] The province alone produces more olive oil than the entire country of Italy.[10] The province's production in 2013 was 749.387tonnes of olive oil.
The flag of the province of Jaén was approved by the Provincial Council of Jaén, in the plenary session held on March 3, 2014, and registered in the Andalusian Registry of Local Entities, complying with Law 6/2003, of October 9 of Symbols, Processing and Registration of Andalusian Local Entities.[11][12]
The flag is arranged in a rectangular cloth with a proportion of 1/1.5, being longer than it is wide. It has an area of 10×15 sectors, with the shield being three sectors high and eight sectors wide; and occupying six sectors high and five sectors wide. The flag is green Pantone color 377, in reference to the natural heritage of the province.[13]
