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View of AracenaBasotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

Aracena

Town

Aracena is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, southwestern Spain. According to the 2025 municipal register, the city has a population of 8,425 inhabitants. The town derived its name from the Sierra de Aracena, which is part of the Sierra Morena system.

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Aracena is the largest town in the Parque Natural Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche. In 2006, Aracena was named a Tourist Municipality of Andalusia and became the first town in the province of Huelva to achieve this status.

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Coat of arms of Aracena
Province
Huelva
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
8,425
Altitude
674 m
Area (IGN)
189 km²
Postcode
21200
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9 photographs of Aracena, taken here and in its own light.

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Aracena: Aracena in Spain · Photo: Phillip Capper (CC BY 2.0)
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Überblick über Aracena · Photo: Mike Krüger (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vistas sobre Aracena desde el castillo. Huelva, Andalucía, España · Photo: Basotxerri (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Landscape, view from Aracena castle. Huelva, Andalusia, Spain · Photo: Basotxerri (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0
Landscape, view from Aracena castle. Huelva, Andalusia, Spain · Photo: Basotxerri (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0
Banco en Aracena. Huelva, Andalucía, España · Photo: Basotxerri (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0
View of Castañuelo. Huelva, Andalusia, Spain · Photo: Basotxerri (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cabildo Viejo de Aracena. Aracena, Huelva, Andalucía, España · Photo: Basotxerri (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0
Plaza Marqués de Aracena en Aracena. Huelva, Andalucía, España · Photo: Basotxerri (CC BY-SA 4.0)