Capileira
Located in Granada, Andalusia Coordinates: 37°00′21″ N 3°21′02″ W
- Population
- 528
- 528
- Elevation
- 1,956 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 6
- listed under Capileira
About Capileira
Capileira is a municipality. Location: Granada, Andalusia. Population: 528. Elevation: 1,956 m.
Capileira is the highest and most northerly of the three villages in the gorge of the Poqueira river in the La Alpujarra district of the province of Granada, in Spain. It is located at latitude 36° 57' N and longitude 3° 21' W, about 1 km north of Bubión. Its altitude is officially recorded as 1436 metres, though there is a considerable altitude difference between the oldest part of the village, which is at the lower, southern end, and the highest part, where tourist-oriented development is currently concentrated.
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At a glance
- Area
- 57 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 141 of 169 places in Granada by population
- Nearest larger town: Capileira, 5 km S
- 12 sights and natural places within 10 km Río Lagunillos, Laguna del Río Veleta
- Listed here: Lake: 4, Mountain: 1, Village: 1
Places in Capileira
6 places-
Capileira Village585
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Laguna de la Caldera Lake
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Laguna de las Yeguas Lake
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Lagunas de Río Seco Lake
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Mulhacén Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Río Lagunillos River, Pampaneira1.5 km S
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Poqueira Valley Natural site, Soportújar6.1 km SW
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Veleta Mountain, Güejar Sierra5.7 km N
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Laguna Larga Lake, Güejar Sierra6.2 km N
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Cerro del Caballo Mountain, Lanjarón7.7 km W
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Laguna La Mosca Lake, Güejar Sierra7.4 km NE
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Laguna del Caballo Lake, Dúrcal7.9 km W
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Río Trevélez River, Pampaneira12 km S
Sources & licences
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