Alto Guadalquivir is a Spanish

comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...

in the province of Córdoba. It covers an area of 1,299 km², and has a population of 44,828 inhabitants (

INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional de Estadística (disambiguation) * Instituto Nacional de Estatística (disambiguation) * Instituto Nacional Elec ...

2008). It borders the comarca of

Valle de los Pedroches Los Pedroches is a natural region and comarca in Córdoba Province, Andalusia, southern Spain. It is located in the Sierra Morena area at the northern end of the province. The main town is Pozoblanco. The climate of the comarca is continental. I ...

to the North; Campiña Este - Guadajoz to the South; Córdoba and the comarca of

Valle del Guadiato Valle del Guadiato is an official comarca (county) in Andalusia, southern Spain. Located in the Sierra Morena The Sierra Morena is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. It stretches for 450 kilometres from east to west ...

to the West; and the province of Jaén to the East. The territory is primarily

agricultural Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...

, though the construction of furniture made with wood from Villa del Río is growing in popularity, as is the

boiler works A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated. The fluid does not necessarily boil. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications, including water heating, central h ...

industry in

Montoro Montoro is a city and municipality in the Córdoba Province of southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. Overview It is located about east-northeast of the capital of the province, Córdoba. In 2008, t ...

and

Bujalance Bujalance is a town located in the heart of Andalucia, southern Spain, in the province of Córdoba. , it had 7910 inhabitants. Its name is derived from the Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the ...

. The comarca can be divided into three territories based on geography, from North to South: * the mountain area (

Adamuz Adamuz is a municipality and a city located in the province of Córdoba, southern Spain. The municipality includes the village of Algallarín Algallarín is a village in Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain. It is part of the municipality of Adamuz. Hi ...

and

). Located in the foothills of the Sierra Morena, this region contains a number of important waterways, namely estuaries of the Guadalmellato, Yeguas, and Martín GonzaloMartín Gonzalo streams. It is also the location of several nature reserves, including the

Parque Natural Sierra de Cardeña Montoro Parque is the Galician, Portuguese and Spanish word for "park", and may refer to: * Parque (TransMilenio), a metro station in Bogotá, Colombia * Parque (Lisbon Metro), in Portugal * Parque (Santurce), a subbarrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico * Jim ...

. * The lowlands ( Villa del Río,

Pedro Abad Pedro Abad is a small town located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the city has a population of 2934 inhabitants. Parties Buildings * Iglesia de la Asunción.Ermita del Santísimo Cristo de los Desa ...

, El Carpio, and

Villafranca de Córdoba Villafranca de Córdoba is a city located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. References External linksVillafranca de Córdoba- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía Municipalities in the Province of Córdoba (Spain)

). Situated about the ''rivera del Guadalquivir'', the Andalusian

autovía An ''autovía'' is one of two classes of major highway in the Spanish road system similar to a British motorway or an American freeway. It is akin to the autopista, the other major highway class, but has fewer features and is never a toll road ...

(N-IV), and the Madrid-Cádiz railroad line, this zone is home to 70% of the population of the comarca. * The countryside (

and

Cañete de las Torres Cañete de las Torres is a city located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional ...

), the agricultural center of the comarca. A large, fertile territory, its predominant crops are

olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' ...

wheat Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus ''Triticum'' ; the most widely grown is common wheat (''T. aestivum''). The archaeologi ...

, and

sunflower The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a large annual forb of the genus ''Helianthus'' grown as a crop for its edible oily seeds. Apart from cooking oil production, it is also used as livestock forage (as a meal or a silage plant), as ...

References

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