Córdoba (; also called Cordova in English) is one of the 50
provinces of Spain
A province in Spain
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* Basque language, Basque (, grammatical number, sing. ''probintzia''.
* Catalan language, Catalan (), grammatical number, sing. ''província''.
* Galician language, Galician ...
, in the north-central part of the
autonomous community
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of
Andalusia
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. It is bordered by the
Andalusian provinces of
Málaga
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,
Seville
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,
Jaén, and
Granada
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, the
Extremaduran province of
Badajoz
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and the province of
Ciudad Real
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It was founded as Villa Real in 1255 as a ro ...
, which is part of the autonomous community of
Castile-La Mancha. Its area is 13,769 km
2.
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
Badajoz
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:
Belalcázar,
Fuente la Lancha,
Hinojosa del Duque, and
Villanueva del Duque.
Population development
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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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
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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".
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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.]
Comarcas
* Alto Guadalquivir
* Campiña Sur
* Subbética
* Valle de los Pedroches
* Valle del Guadiato
* Vega del Guadalquivir
See also
* List of municipalities in Córdoba
* Cordoba Cathedral
References
External links
*
Travel Guide to Cordoba Province
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