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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and the province of

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, 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 and the following towns until then located in

: Belalcázar, Fuente la Lancha, Hinojosa del Duque, and Villanueva del Duque.

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 to the north, the Baetic Depression 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 Hornachuelos Natural Park, and . The University of Córdoba was founded in 1972. The province's capital city is a well-known tourist destination. Mezquita was built using pillars of uneven heights. The city was declared a world heritage site in 1984.

Comarcas

* Alto Guadalquivir * Campiña Sur * Subbética * Valle de los Pedroches * Valle del Guadiato * Vega del Guadalquivir

References

External links

*
Travel Guide to Cordoba Province
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