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Jayena is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE), the city has a population of 1237 inhabitants.
The village is just north of the Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park.
During the Andalusian earthquake of 25 December 1884 more than 58% of the houses were destroyed, and the rest were badly damaged.
10 to 11 deaths were reported, a number that later rose to 17, and 18 were seriously injured.
87 aftershocks were felt from December 25, 1884 to January 16, 1885.
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3 places to stay in Jayena
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Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.
No data on: tourist office, train station, transport, banks, ATMs, post office, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, primary school, secondary school, pool, care home.
Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.
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