Quesada, Spain

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Quesada
Municipality
Coat of arms
Quesada Location in the Province of Jaén Show map of Province of Jaén (Spain) Quesada Location in Spain Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 37°51′N 3°4′W / 37.850°N 3.067°W / 37.850; -3.067
Country	Spain
Province	Jaén
Comarca	Sierra de Cazorla
Government
• Mayor	Manuel Vallejo Laso (PSOE)
Area
• Total	328.7 km2 (126.9 sq mi)
Elevation	676 m (2,218 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	5,303
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Demonym	Quesadeños
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	23480
Website	www.quesada.es

Quesada^{[citation needed]} is a Spanish municipality in the province of Jaén. It is in the Alto Guadalquivir comarca and its inhabitants are called quesadenses or quesadeños. It has an area of 328.7 km² and 5483 inhabitants according to the 2016 census. Its population has decreased in the last half of the twentieth century. In 1950, 12,224 quesadeños were registered.

The eastern and southern parts of its municipality are part of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park. The source of the Guadalquivir River is in its municipal district, in the Cañada de las Fuentes.^{[citation needed]}