Frailes, Spain

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Frailes
Municipality
Coat of arms
Frailes, Spain Location in the Province of Jaén Show map of Province of Jaén (Spain) Frailes, Spain Frailes, Spain (Andalusia) Show map of Andalusia Frailes, Spain Frailes, Spain (Spain) Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 37°29′11″N 3°50′14″W / 37.48639°N 3.83722°W / 37.48639; -3.83722
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Jaén
Comarca	Sierra Sur
Founded	Pre-Roman
Government
• Alcalde	José Manuel Garrido Romero (PP)
Area
• Total	4,137 km2 (1,597 sq mi)
Elevation	980 m (3,220 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,592
• Density	4,063/km2 (10,520/sq mi)
Demonym	Frailero
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	23690
Dialing code	(+34) 953 59 3x xx

Frailes is a municipality in the Spanish province of Jaén, autonomous community of Andalucia, with a total area of 41,37 km2, a population of 1775 inhabitants (INE, 2007) and a population density of 43,41 inhab/ km2. It has been immortalised by the British writer, Michael Jacobs, in his 2003 book, The Factory of Light.