Jaén (province)

**Jaén**
Flag	Coat of Arms
Capital	Jaén
Official language(s)	Spanish
Area; – Total; – % of Spain	Ranked 14; 13,484 km²;
Population; – Total (2003); – % of Spain; – Density	Ranked 23; 666.190; ; 49.4/km²
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Autonomous Community	Andalusia
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	http://www.dipujaen.com

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For other uses, see Jaén Province, Peru.

Jaén is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ciudad Real, Albacete, Granada and Córdoba. Its capital is Jaén city.

Its area is 13,484 km². Its population is 657,387 (2003), of whom just about one-sixth live in the capital. It contains 97 municipalities.

See List of municipalities in Jaén.

Although it is one of the least known provinces of Spain, it has many interesting sights. Jaén has four national parks (one of them the size of whole region of La Rioja), among many other protected natural areas. The province also contains two important Renaissance cities, Úbeda and Baeza. These two cities have been recently declared Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO.

The annual chess tournament held in Linares attracts many of the world's best players.

Jaén is one of the larger producers of olive oil in the world. It produces around 60% of all Spanish production.