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Porcuna

Coordinates: 37°52′11″N 4°11′14″W / 37.86972°N 4.18722°W / 37.86972; -4.18722
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Porcuna
village
New Tower in Porcuna Castle.
New Tower in Porcuna Castle.
Flag of Porcuna
Coat of arms of Porcuna
Porcuna is located in Province of Jaén (Spain)
Porcuna
Porcuna
Location in the Province of Jaén
Porcuna is located in Andalusia
Porcuna
Porcuna
Porcuna (Andalusia)
Porcuna is located in Spain
Porcuna
Porcuna
Porcuna (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 km2 (68.1 sq mi)
Elevation
427 m (1,401 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total6,283
 • Density36/km2 (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 Perú at an early age and wrote biting satirical works attacking the hypocrisy of the Colonial upper class society of Lima.

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References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.