Geography

Baza Region is a spanish region situaded in the northeast part of Granada province, in Andalucia. This territory borders with the region of Huéscar, Los Vélez, Almanzora Valley, Los FIlabres-Tabernas, Cazorla and with Guadix.
Baza Region is made up of eight municipalities: Baza (which is the capital), Benamaurel, Caniles, Cortes de Baza, Cuevas del Campo, Cúllar, Freila and Zújar. The total population of all the region is 42423 inhabitants, with a surface of 1731,49 km2.

Baza Climate

The climate is mediterranean with a little bit of continental, with an average temperature of 13,9ºC, but with a lot of difference between the day and the night. The winter is cold and dry, with an average of 6ºC, and the summer is hot and also dry, with an average of 25ºC, although temperatures can change a lot.

Economy

The economy of the capital of the region, Baza, is based in the services sector, with 1498 establishments, with a lot of clothes shops, pubs and bars. On Wednesdays, the market is celebrated, which is one of the main of the province of Granada.
Another very important thing for economy is the agriculture. The main crops are barley and almond trees.

Baza Region Towns Map

Here you can see the locations of every town in the Baza Region. Although I have talked only about the most important ones, maybe you want to visit some of the ones I haven't mentioned, so I have put all of them.

Cúllar

It's a town which has a surface of 427,66 km² and a population of 461, with a density of 10,52 inhabitants/km². Some important celebrations are:

• San Juan, in Las vertientes, 24th of June
• Día de la Cruz, 3rd of May
• Moros y Cristianos celebrations, in honor of La Santísima Virgen de la Cabeza, the last weekend of April.
• San Blas celebration, in El margen, 3rd of February.

Zújar

It is a town located in the north-west part of the Baza Region. It has a surface of 427,66 km², and a population of 2930, with a density of 27,66 inhabitant/km².
Near this town, there are some areas preparated for free flight, which have been used for some championships, like the Spain Championship. Zujar Baths are located nine kilometres away, with hot springs that I recommend you in another entry (click here)

Benamaurel

Benamaurel is a locality situated in the north-east of Granada, and it belongs to the Baza Region. In 2010, it had 2458 inhabitants and 127km², with a density of 18,95 inhabitants per squared kilometer.
It is surrounded by the Baza Natural Park, Negratin reservoir, Jabalcón Hill and a lot of nature and beauty.
The main activity, as in almost all the region, is the agriculture. That's because of the rich lands and nice climate we have here in Andalusia.
Near this town there are some interesting caves that you can visit, like Cuevas de la Blanca, Cuevas de Luna and Cuevas del Negro. I link you some Spanish Wikipedia's posts so you practise a little bit the Spanish language.

Caniles

Caniles is located in the north of Baza, and it has a surface of 216,75km², a population of 4726 inhabs. and a density of 20,83 inhabitant per km². It is the second town with the biggest population in Baza Region, behind its capital, Baza.
The main economic activity is the agriculture, specially olive trees, almond trees, cherry trees, but also there are plantations of beans and tomatoes. The second biggest activity is the cattle industry of goats, sheeps and pigs. The industry activity is represented by the fabrication of jams, cakes and carpentry.