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Province of Córdoba (Spain)

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Córdoba
Province
Flag of Córdoba
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Coat of arms of Córdoba
Coat of arms
Map of Spain with Córdoba highlighted
Map of Spain with Córdoba highlighted
Coordinates: 38°00′N 4°50′W / 38.000°N 4.833°W / 38.000; -4.833Coordinates: 38°00′N 4°50′W / 38.000°N 4.833°W / 38.000; -4.833
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAndalusia
CapitalCórdoba
Government
 • PresidentAntonio Ruiz Cruz (PSOE)
Area
 • Total13,769 km2 (5,316 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 13th
 2.73% of Spain
Population
 • Total800,000
 • RankRanked 18th
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
 1.78% of Spain
Demonym(s)English: Cordovan
Spanish: Cordobés
Official language(s)Spanish
ParliamentCortes Generales
Websitedipucordoba.es
Córdoba products treemap, 2020
Córdoba products treemap, 2020

Córdoba (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkoɾðoβa]), also called Cordova in English,[1] is one of the 50 provinces of Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the Andalusian provinces of Málaga, Seville, Jaén, and Granada, the Extremaduran province of Badajoz and the province of Ciudad Real, which is part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Its area is 13,769 km2.

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Provinces of Spain

Provinces of Spain

A province in Spain is a territorial division defined as a collection of municipalities. The current provinces of Spain correspond by and large to the provinces created under the purview of the 1833 territorial re-organization of Spain, with a similar predecessor from 1822 and an earlier precedent in the 1810 Napoleonic division of Spain into 84 prefectures. There are many other groupings of municipalities that comprise the local government of Spain.

Autonomous communities of Spain

Autonomous communities of Spain

In Spain, an autonomous community is the first-level political and administrative division, created in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978, with the aim of guaranteeing limited autonomy of the nationalities and regions that make up Spain.

Andalusia

Andalusia

Andalusia is the southernmost 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 "historical nationality". The territory is divided into eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga, and Seville. Its capital city is Seville. The seat of the High Court of Justice of Andalusia is located in the city of Granada.

Province of Jaén (Spain)

Province of Jaén (Spain)

Jaén is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ciudad Real, Albacete, Granada and Córdoba. Its capital is Jaén city.

Extremadura

Extremadura

Extremadura is a landlocked autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it is crossed from east to west by the Tagus and Guadiana rivers. The autonomous community is formed by the two largest provinces of Spain: Cáceres and Badajoz. Extremadura is bordered by Portugal to the west and by the autonomous communities of Castile and León (north), Castilla–La Mancha (east) and Andalusia (south).

History

A royal decree of 30 November 1833, created the Province of Córdoba (along with 48 other provinces),[2] which was formed by joining the towns of the Kingdom of Córdoba and the following towns until then located in Badajoz: Belalcázar, Fuente la Lancha, Hinojosa del Duque, and Villanueva del Duque.

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1833 territorial division of Spain

1833 territorial division of Spain

The 1833 territorial division of Spain divided the country into provinces, in turn classified into "historic regions". This division was followed by the ensuing creation of provincial deputations, the government institutions for most of the provinces, remaining up to this date. Nearly all of the provinces retain roughly or precisely the 1833 borders. Conversely, many of the historic regions correspond to present-day autonomous communities.

Kingdom of Córdoba

Kingdom of Córdoba

The Kingdom of 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 sense given by the Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española: the Crown of Castile consisted of several such kingdoms. Córdoba was one of the Four Kingdoms of Andalusia. Its extent is detailed in Respuestas Generales del Catastro de Ensenada (1750-54), which was part of the documentation of a census.

Province of Badajoz

Province of Badajoz

The province of Badajoz is a province of western Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. It was formed in 1833. It is bordered by the provinces of Cáceres in the north, Toledo, Ciudad Real in the east, Córdoba in the south-east, Seville, and Huelva in the south and Portugal in the west.

Belalcázar, Spain

Belalcázar, Spain

Belalcázar is a municipality and city in the province of Córdoba, Andalusia, southern Spain. Belalcázar s located approximately 100 km from Córdoba city.

Fuente la Lancha

Fuente la Lancha

Fuente la Lancha is a city located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the city has a population of 415 inhabitants.

Hinojosa del Duque

Hinojosa del Duque

Hinojosa del Duque is a city located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 7126 inhabitants.

Villanueva del Duque

Villanueva del Duque

Villanueva del Duque is a town located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. In 2014 census, the town has a population of 1580 inhabitants.

Population development

The historical population is given in the following chart:

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.[3] 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".[3]

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,[4] Sierra de Hornachuelos Natural Park,[5] and Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park.[6] The University of Córdoba was founded in 1972.[7]

The province's capital city is a well-known tourist destination. Mezquita was built using pillars of uneven heights.[8] The city was declared a world heritage site in 1984.[9]

Comarcas

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Sierra Morena

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 providing the watershed between the valleys of the Guadiana to the north and the west, and the Guadalquivir to the south.

Baetic Depression

Baetic Depression

The Baetic Depression is an alluvial plain in the lower valley of the Guadalquivir in Andalusia, Spain.

Campiña Sur (Córdoba)

Campiña Sur (Córdoba)

The Campiña Sur, officially the Mancomunidad de la Campiña Sur Cordobesa, is a Spanish comarca of the province of Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is formed by 11 municipalities and is between the Subbética Mountains and the Guadalquivir Valley, in the south-west of the province. Its capital is the city of Puente Genil, which is also the third largest city in the province, after Córdoba and Lucena.

Córdoba, Spain

Córdoba, Spain

Córdoba, or sometimes Cordova, is a city in Andalusia, Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. It is the third most populated municipality in Andalusia and the 11th overall in the country.

List of municipalities in Córdoba

List of municipalities in Córdoba

This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Córdoba in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. There are 75 municipalities in the province.

University of Córdoba (Spain)

University of Córdoba (Spain)

The University of Córdoba, is a university in Córdoba, in Andalusia, Spain, chartered in 1972. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate studies in humanities, social sciences, health sciences, natural sciences and engineering.

Alto Guadalquivir

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. It borders the comarca of Valle de los Pedroches to the North; Campiña Este - Guadajoz to the South; Córdoba and the comarca of Valle del Guadiato to the West; and the province of Jaén to the East.

Subbética

Subbética

Subbetica is a comarca in the province of Córdoba, Spain. It contains the following municipalities:

Valle del Guadiato

Valle del Guadiato

Valle del Guadiato is an official comarca (county) in Andalusia, southern Spain.

Vega del Guadalquivir

Vega del Guadalquivir

Vega del Guadalquivir is a comarca in the province of Seville. It contains the following municipalities:

Source: "Province of Córdoba (Spain)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 18th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Córdoba_(Spain).

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Further Reading

Andalusia

Córdoba, Spain

Province of Málaga

Province of Seville

Province of Cádiz

Province of Ciudad Real

Province of Badajoz

Comarcas of Spain

Écija

Sierra Morena

Baena

Cabra, Spain

Campiña Sur (Córdoba)

Añora

Roman Bética Route

Alto Guadalquivir

Bembézar Reservoir

Valle Medio del Guadalquivir
See also
References
  1. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, Córdoba (conventional Cordova)
  2. ^ Ford, Richard (2011). A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home: Describing the Country and Cities, the Natives and Their Manners. Cambridge University Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-108-03753-2.
  3. ^ a b "Introduction :Córdoba Province, Andalucia". Spanish News Today. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  4. ^ (in Spanish) Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro Natural Park
  5. ^ (in Spanish) Sierra de Hornachuelos Natural Park
  6. ^ (in Spanish) Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park
  7. ^ Piñal, Francisco Aguilar (1991). History of the University of Seville. Universidad de Sevilla. p. 211. ISBN 978-84-7405-826-0.
  8. ^ Watson, Fiona Flores. "The city of Cordoba". Andalucia.com. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  9. ^ Zee, Bibi van der. "Córdoba: the city that changed the world". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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