It is located at an altitude of 341 meters above sea level and 84 kilometers from the capital of the province, Córdoba.

Located in the east of the province, its urban center sits at the foot of the Alto de la Dehesa or Cerro Boyero.

Its altitude with respect to the foot is 180 m in the north, although in the other slopes the level difference is smaller.

Due to the low amount of rainfall, it needs to be supplied with drinking water from the Quiebrajano river swamp.

The spring water that traditionally fed the fountain and the pillars is currently used to irrigate the orchards near the village and fill a cistern, which is available to farmers.

It is born in the eastern part of Cerro Boyero, forms the limit along 4 km with the province of Jaén.

In the municipality of Porcuna, one kilometer from the provincial limit receives the flow of the Algarbe stream.

The basin of the stream of the Huertas is constituted by the northern slope of Cerro Boyero.

The central current is joined by the one that comes from Las Erillas, to the East, and the one from Arroyazo, to the West.

The Algarbe stream is born at the end of Baena and runs through Valenzuela along 2 km through its lowest zone.

38 companies are registered, 25 of them dedicated to trade, transport and hospitality, and 6 to the industry (INE.