Cádiar is a town in the province of Granada, in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. It lies in the Alpujarra, the mountainous area on the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada. According to the 2005 census (INE), the town had a population of 1,601 inhabitants.
Cádiar borders the municipalities of Lobras, Bérchules, Alpujarra de la Sierra, Ugíjar, Murtas and Albondón. Other towns in the vicinity include Tímar, Golco and Alcútar.