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Province of Spain

Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the southernmost part of mainland Spain, as well as the southernmost part of continental Europe. It is bordered by the Spanish provinces of Huelva, Seville, and Málaga, as well as the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar and the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Its area is
Its capital is the city of Cádiz, which has a population of 114,244. As of 2021, the largest city is Jerez de la Frontera with 212,801 inhabitants. Algeciras, which surpassed Cádiz with 122,982 inhabitants, is the second most populated city. The entire province had a population of 1,245,960 (as of 2021), of whom about 600,000 live in the Bay of Cádiz area (including Jerez), making it the third most populous province in Andalusia. Its population density is 167.93 per square kilometre.

In 2014 the unemployment rate was 42%, the highest in the country. The main industry is tourism, mainly from non coastal Spanish cities, Germany and the UK. Its once important shipbuilding industry (Astilleros) is now in crisis due to competition from South Korea and China. There are factories of Airbus and Delphi. It also exports sherry as well as alimentary products.

Doñana National Park is one of two national parks in the autonomous community of Andalusia. A small area of the park extends into Cádiz Province, just north of Sanlucar de Barrameda and on the south bank of the Rio Guadalquivir. This area is primarily marismas. The public have access to a recreational area and a short walking trail. There is no direct access to the bulk of the park that lies on the north bank of the river in the provinces of Seville and Huelva.

100 km2, located at the mouth of the Guadalete river, consists of marshland, beaches, reed and sand dunes. Bird watching. Sailing, windsurfing, hiking. (Ocean) Pine. Many types of shrubs and bushes. Gannet solan goose, stork, cormorant, great crested grebe, (sea)gull, flamingo, tern, sea eagle, avocet.

37.97 km2, high cliff rock formations covered by pine trees. Bird watching, archeological and botanical excursions, diving, windsurfing, sailing, hiking. Strandpine, black juniper tree, black spruce, juniper, small palm tree, rosemary. Herring gull, chaffinch, greenfinch, cattle egret, little egret, crested tit, woodpecker, kestrel, peregrine falcon.

This natural park is shared by three provinces, Cádiz, Huelva and Seville. It is an area to the east and northeast of the national park. Home of the Iberian lynx, a protected species.

Information center in Alcalá de los Gazules; visitors centers in Algeciras and Cortes de la Frontera (Málaga). 1,700.25 km2 in area. Low mountain range, densely covered by cork oak trees ("Alcornoques"). Bird watching, archeological and botanical excursions, hiking, mountainbiking, speleology. Cork oak, olive tree, gall oak, pink rock rose, small palm tree, alder, rhododendron, holly, bracken (fern), cherry tree, laurel. Sparrow hawk, short toed snake eagle, booted eagle, goshawk, eagle owl, tawny owl, culture, kestrel, peregrine falcon, wild boar, deer, weasel, (sea)otter, wildcat, mongoose.

Administration in El Bosque; visitors' center in El Bosque. 516.95 km2 in area. Limestone formation, transformed to ravines, declines and caves. Large colonies of Spanish fir ("pinsapo"). Bird watching, archeological and botanical excursions. Hiking, climbing, mountainbiking, speleology, paragliding. Spanish fir, cork oak, holm oak, gall oak, carob, oleaster. Imperial eagle, golden eagle, fish hawk, vulture, Egyptian vulture, mountain goat, deer, mongoose, (sea)otter, fox.

Is the most meridional national park of Europe. Its location at the southernmost point of mainland Spain, and of mainland Europe, at the point where the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea meet in the Strait of Gibraltar, places it on the migratory route for many birds.

There are eight natural reserves in the province: Complejo Endorreico de Chiclana, Complejo Endorreico de Espera, Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real, Complejo Endorreico del Puerto de Santa María, Laguna de Medina, Lagunas de las Canteras y el Tejón, Laguna de la Paja, and Peñón de Zaframagón (which straddles the border with the province of Seville.)

There are five natural monuments in the province: Corrales de Rota, Duna de Bolonia, Punta del Boquerón, Tómbolo de Trafalgar, and Escarpes del Río Trejo en Setenil.

Cádiz CF in La Liga. (LFP)
Real Balompédica Linense in the Segunda División B.
CD San Fernando in the Segunda División B.
Algeciras CF in the Tercera División. Racing Club Portuense in the Tercera División. Xerez CD in the Tercera División.

CR Atlético Portuense in the División de Honor B de Rugby.