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Huétor-Tájar
Flag of Huétor-Tájar
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Coat of arms of Huétor-Tájar
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Location of Huétor-Tájar
Location of Huétor-Tájar
Country Spain
Province Granada
Area
 • Total 40 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation
484 m (1,588 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 10,286
 • Density 260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
18360
Area code(s) 34 (Spain) + 958 (Granada)
Website www.huetortajar.org

Huétor-Tájar (or Huétor Tájar) is a municipality and town located in the province of Granada (Andalusia), in the southern Spain. It is situated 43 km west of the city of Granada, and its population in 2007 was 9,467. The municipality's extension is close to 40 km2. Huétor-Tájar lies within the fertile Genil river valley, a part of the Granada depression.

The main source of income is the asparagus culture and its commercialisation under the Geographical Indication Esparragos de Huétor-Tájar.

The town is located near Granada, which has had a significant influence on it during the centuries.

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