Jerez de la Frontera

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Jerez de la Frontera
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Jerez de la Frontera
Coordinates: 36°40′54″N 06°08′16″W / 36.68167°N 6.13778°W / 36.68167; -6.13778
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Cádiz
Government
• Mayor	María José García-Pelayo (PP)
Area
• Total	1,188.23 km2 (458.78 sq mi)
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	212,879
• Rank	25th, Spain
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Demonym	Jerezanos
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	11401 – 11409
Website	www.jerez.es

Jerez de la Frontera (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈɾeθ ðe la fɾonˈteɾa]) or simply Jerez, also cited in old English-language sources as Xeres, is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Located in southwestern Iberia, it lies on the Campiña de Jerez, an inland low-land plain crossed by the Guadalete river, midway the Atlantic Ocean, the Guadalquivir river and the western reaches of the Subbaetic System.

As of 2020^[update], with 213,105 inhabitants, Jerez is the most-populated municipality in the province of Cádiz. Its municipality covers an area of 1,188.14 km² (458.74 sq mi) and includes Los Alcornocales Natural Park.

Winegrowing has long been, particularly upon the transition to modern agro-extractivism in the mid 18th century, the main drive of the economy of Jerez.^[2] During the 19th century, the local wine Sherry was overwhelmingly produced for foreign export, catering to the British market in the first place.^[3] Throughout this century the city earned a reputation as a paradigm for large landowners, high social inequality, and the winery-related identity.^[4]

Since 1987, Grand Prix motorcycle racing has been held at the Circuito de Jerez in early May. The circuit has also hosted several Formula One Grands Prix, including the 1997 final race of the season, which was notable for a controversial championship-deciding incident. Other popular festivals in the city are the Feria de Jerez and the Holy Week.