The district of Sierra de Cádiz is located on the northeast vertex of the Cádiz county, limiting to the north with Seville county, to the east with Málaga and to the south and west with the district of Campiña de Jerez.

This territory includes 19 municipalities: Alcalá del Valle, Algar, Algodonales, Arcos de la Frontera, Benaocaz, Bornos, El Bosque, Espera, El Gastor, Grazalema, Olvera, Prado del Rey, Puerto Serrano, Setenil de las Bodegas, Torre Alhamique, Ubrique, Villaluenga del Rosario, Villamartín and Zahara de la Sierra. The district occupy a surface of approximately 1.996 km².

The landscape of the district is characterized by the existence of two clearly differentiated units: The Countryside (Campiña), in which dominate the low and flat areas, with mainly agrarian landscape; and the Sierra, fundamentally integrated by Sierra of Grazalema, expose by its steep and rugged profile and high vegetation in some areas..

© Photograph: Francisco Jiménez

Ornithological importance
of Sierra de Cádiz district

Strategic position: Geographically, the county of Cádiz acts as bridge during birds migration movements, between the European and African continents.

Ecological value: The variety of ecosystems that are represented in the district facilitates the presence of very diverse groups of birds.

Avifauna diversity: From the 524 birds described in Birds in Europe (Birdlife 2004), approximately 35%, about 186 birds can be observed here.

Threatened species: It has been recorded more than 85 species threatened at European and/or world level.

Natural Protected Sites: All the protected sites of the district are part of the Natura 2000, due to their categorization as Site of Community Interest (SCI) and Special Protection Areas for Birds (IBA).