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Village in Andalusia, Spain
Porcuna
village
New Tower in Porcuna Castle.New Tower in Porcuna Castle.
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Porcuna is located in Province of Jaén (Spain)PorcunaPorcunaLocation in the Province of JaénShow map of Province of Jaén (Spain)Porcuna is located in AndalusiaPorcunaPorcunaPorcuna (Andalusia)Show map of AndalusiaPorcuna is located in SpainPorcunaPorcunaPorcuna (Spain)Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 37°52′11″N 4°11′14″W / 37.86972°N 4.18722°W / 37.86972; -4.18722
Country Spain
Autonomous
community		 Andalusia
Province Jaén
Government
 • MayorMiguel Moreno Lorente
Area
 • Total176.3 km (68.1 sq mi)
Elevation427 m (1,401 ft)
Population
 • Total6,283
 • Density36/km (92/sq mi)
DemonymPorcunenses
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Porcuna is a village and municipality in the province of Jaén in Andalusia, Spain, 42 km from Jaén and 50 km from Córdoba. The primary occupation of the 6,990 inhabitants is olive growing. The main tourist attractions are the tower of Boabdil, the Casa Piedra, the Paseo de Jesús and the various hermitages.

One of Porcuna's famous sons is the Baroque poet Juan del Valle y Caviedes, born here around 1645, who moved to Peru at an early age and wrote biting satirical works attacking the hypocrisy of the Colonial upper class society of Lima.

See also

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
Municipalities in the province of Jaén
Flag of Jaén


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