Juviles

Juviles is a village and municipality in the central Alpujarras, in the province of Granada in Spain. The village is located at 36° 57' north and 3° 13' east, and stands at an altitude of 1,255 metres, on the road from Trevélez to Ugíjar. The municipality has an area of 12 square km, and its population in 2003 was estimated at 160.

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Settlement.name: Juviles
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Juviles (Granada).svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Juviles (Granada).svg
Settlement.image_map: LocationJuviles.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Juviles
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Granada
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Alpujarras
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Judicial district
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Órgiva
Settlement.elevation_m: 1255
Settlement.area_total_km2: 15

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Official website

Ayuntamiento de Juviles (Granada)

Ayuntamiento de Juviles (Granada). Encantador pueblo en el centro de la Alpujarra.

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Official name: Juviles
Population: 140
Area: 15
Elevation: 1255
Official website: www.juviles.net
Image: Juviles, en Granada (España).jpg
Licence plate code: GR

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Commons category: Juviles
postal code: 18452
male population: 76
female population: 77

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Although traditionally agricultural, the area under cultivation in the municipality is now only 35 hectares. However, like Trevélez it is known for its air-cured ham. In Moorish times it was a centre of the silk industry.