Segovia () is a

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of central/northern

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, in the southern part of the

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of Castile and León. It is bordered by the province of

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in the north,

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in the northeast, Guadalajara in the east,

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in the south, Ávila in the west and southwest, and

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in the northwest. The average temperature ranges from 10 °C to 20 °C.

Overview

The province has a population of 149,286, of whom about 35% live in the capital,

Segovia Segovia ( , , ) is a city in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Segovia. Segovia is in the Inner Plateau ('' Meseta central''), near the northern slopes of t ...

. Of the 209 municipalities in the province, more than half are villages with under 200 people. The name ''Segovia'' is said to be of Celtiberian origin, but also thought to be derived from the conquest and occupation of Castile by the

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s, a

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n / Germanic tribe living in Castile from the 4th to 6th centuries AD. The provincial corporation consists of 25 elected members. After the recent elections there are 10 members of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party and 15 of the People's Party. The historical heritage of this province is rich and varied. The capital city has the 800-metre-long Roman Aqueduct of Segovia, which is unique to the province. The capital was declared a world heritage site in 1985. Sepúlveda, Ayllón, Pedraza, Coca and La Granja de San Ildefonso villages attract a large number of tourists. La Granja de San Ildefonso houses a national monument–The Royal Palace. Antonio Machado's house is located in Ayllón. Tourism is one of the most important industries. In July 2014, the provincial government signed an agreement with Bankia which will contribute 10,000 euros to promote the province's tourism industry. Agriculture also contributes significantly to the province's

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. Wheat, barley, rye and rice have been the most important cereals. During the seventeenth century many of the province's towns recorded decline in cereal production. Cattle rearing is also an important commercial activity.

Population development

The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) ImageSize = width:600 height:auto barincrement:30 PlotArea = left:40 bottom:40 top:20 right:20 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:210 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal AlignBars = late ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:20 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:5 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo PlotData= color:skyblue width:20 shift:(-50,-5) fontsize:M anchor:till bar:1877 from:0 till:151 text:151,260 bar:1887 from:0 till:156 text:155,941 bar:1900 from:0 till:163 text:162,760 bar:1910 from:0 till:174 text:173,602 bar:1920 from:0 till:175 text:174,205 bar:1930 from:0 till:184 text:183,609 bar:1940 from:0 till:194 text:194,184 bar:1950 from:0 till:203 text:203,488 bar:1960 from:0 till:202 text:201,794 bar:1970 from:0 till:162 text:162,106 bar:1980 from:0 till:149 text:149,361 bar:1990 from:0 till:147 text:147,188 bar:2000 from:0 till:148 text:147,694 bar:2010 from:0 till:163 text:163,171 bar:2020 from:0 till:153 text:153,478 TextData= pos:(35,20) fontsize:M text:"Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, INE"

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Overview

Population development

See also

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