Córdoba (), also called Cordova in English, is one of the 50

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, in the north-central part of the

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Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...

. It is bordered by the Andalusian provinces of

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

, Jaén, and

Granada Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...

, the Extremaduran province of

Badajoz Badajoz (; formerly written ''Badajos'' in English) is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana. The population ...

and the province of Ciudad Real, which is part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Its area is 13,769 km².

History

A royal decree of 30 November 1833, created the Province of Córdoba ( along with 48 other provinces), which was formed by joining the towns of the

Kingdom of Córdoba The Kingdom of Córdoba (also Kingdom of Cordova; es, Reino de Córdoba) was a territorial jurisdiction of the Crown of Castile since 1236 until Javier de Burgos' provincial division of Spain in 1833. This was a "kingdom" ("") in the second sens ...

and the following towns until then located in

: Belalcázar,

Fuente la Lancha Fuente la Lancha 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 de E ...

Hinojosa del Duque Hinojosa del Duque is a city located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2014 census, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) the municipality has a population of 7126 inhabitants. Twin towns * Cerdanyola del Vallès Cerdanyol ...

, and

Villanueva del Duque Villanueva del Duque is a town located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. In 2014 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used ...

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:805 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal AlignBars = late ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:100 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:50 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo PlotData= color:skyblue width:20 shift:(-50,-5) fontsize:M anchor:till bar:1877 from:0 till:379 text:379,218 bar:1887 from:0 till:414 text:413,883 bar:1900 from:0 till:446 text:446,248 bar:1910 from:0 till:487 text:486,958 bar:1920 from:0 till:554 text:554,433 bar:1930 from:0 till:667 text:667,274 bar:1940 from:0 till:761 text:761.244 bar:1950 from:0 till:790 text:790,242 bar:1960 from:0 till:804 text:803,507 bar:1970 from:0 till:731 text:731,317 bar:1980 from:0 till:721 text:720,823 bar:1990 from:0 till:754 text:754,452 bar:2000 from:0 till:762 text:761,657 bar:2010 from:0 till:803 text:802,575 bar:2020 from:0 till:781 text:781,451 TextData= pos:(35,20) fontsize:M text:"Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, INE"

Geography

Overview

The province is mainly divided into three geographical areas: 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 across the south of the Iberian Peninsula, forming the southern border of the ''Meseta Central'' plateau and providi ...

to the north, the

Baetic Depression The Baetic Depression ( es, Depresión Bética or ''Depresión del Guadalquivir'') is an alluvial plain in the lower valley of the Guadalquivir in Andalusia, Spain. It is a large triangular-shaped area in the Guadalquivir basin oriented roughly ...

in the center and La Campiña in the south. The climate is continental Mediterranean with temperatures in the capital ranging from 9.2 °C in January and 27.2 °C in July and August, which often exceed 40 °C. Rainfall in the capital is recorded from 600 to 750 mm per year. It is concentrated from October to April. The Province of Córdoba ranks 11th in Spain in which the entire population is concentrated in the capital. On average, 31.96% of a Spanish province's population inhabits its capital. The province consists of 75 municipalities. They are further grouped into 8 "comarcas". Its population is 799,402 (2014), of whom more than 40% live in the capital, Córdoba, and its population density is 58.06/km². The Province of Córdoba contains 75 municipalities. The province has three natural parks: Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro Natural Park, Sierra de Hornachuelos Natural Park, and Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park. The University of Córdoba was founded in 1972. The province's capital city is a well-known tourist destination.

Mezquita A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers (sujud) are performed, in ...

was built using pillars of uneven heights. The city was declared a world heritage site in 1984.

Comarcas

Alto Guadalquivir Alto Guadalquivir is a Spanish comarca in the province of Córdoba. It covers an area of 1,299 km², and has a population of 44,828 inhabitants (INE 2008). It borders the comarca of Valle de los Pedroches to the North; Campiña Este - Guada ...

* Campiña Este - Guadajoz * Campiña Sur *

Subbética Subbetica is a comarca in the province of Córdoba, Spain. It contains the following municipalities: * Almedinilla * Benamejí * Cabra * Carcabuey * Doña Mencía * Encinas Reales * Fuente-Tójar * Iznájar * Lucena * Luque * Palenciana * ...

* Valle de los Pedroches *

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 ...

Vega del Guadalquivir Vega del Guadalquivir is a comarca in the province of Seville. It contains the following municipalities: * Alcalá del Río * Alcolea del Río * Brenes * Burguillos * Cantillana * La Algaba * Lora del Río Lora del Río is a city and munici ...

References

External links

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Travel Guide to Cordoba Province
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