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View of Güejar SierraSkyMaja · CC BY-SA 4.0

Güejar Sierra

Mountain village

Güéjar Sierra is a village and municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the INE, it had a population of 2,988 at the start of 2010. The village is situated in the north-western part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, at an altitude of 1,088 metres. The municipality borders Pinos Genil, Dúdar, Quéntar, La Peza, Lugros, Jérez del Marquesado, Trevélez, Capileira and Monachil. Its boundary with Trevélez and Capileira runs along the highest ridge of the Sierra Nevada, and over Mulhacén, making these the three highest municipalities in peninsular Spain. The Genil and Maitena rivers rise in Güéjar.

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Coat of arms of Güejar Sierra
Province
Granada
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
2,915
Altitude
1,098 m
Area (IGN)
236 km²
Postcode
18160, 18191
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SkyMaja · CC BY-SA 4.0
Güejar Sierra: Güéjar Sierra, en Granada (España) · Photo: SkyMaja (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Jebulon · CC0
Rio Genil, from the Güejar-Sierra dam, Sierra Nevada, Andalusia, Spain. · Photo: Jebulon (CC0)
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Watchtower of the dam, Embalse de Canales, Rio Genil, Sierra Nevada, Andalusia, Spain · Photo: Jebulon (CC0)
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The "Embalse de Canales", Genil river, Summer 2012, Sierra Nevada, Andalusia, Spain. · Photo: Jebulon (CC0)
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The "embalse de Canales", as seen from the dam over the Genil River, august 2012, Sierra Nevada, Andalusia, Spain. · Photo: Jebulon (CC0)
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The Veleta peak (3.398 m) & surroundings, from the highest paved road in Europe, Sierra Nevada, Andalusia, Spain. · Photo: Jebulon (CC0)
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Rocks in the Sierra Nevada, Andalusia, Spain. · Photo: Jebulon (CC0)
Gregorio Puga Bailón from A Coruña, Spain · CC BY 2.0
Canales, Granada. · Photo: Gregorio Puga Bailón from A Coruña, Spain (CC BY 2.0)
Ian Marshall · CC BY-SA 4.0
The village, the mountains. · Photo: Ian Marshall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ana Rodriguez, Casa … · CC BY-SA 3.0
Güéjar Sierra, Granada, Spain · Photo: Ana Rodriguez, Casa … (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Ian Marshall · CC BY-SA 4.0
El pueblo. · Photo: Ian Marshall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SkyMaja · CC BY-SA 4.0
Güéjar Sierra · Photo: SkyMaja (CC BY-SA 4.0)