Montoro
Montoro | |
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city and municipality | |
 View of Montoro | |
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  Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′N 4°22′W / 38.033°N 4.367°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Andalusia |
| Province | Córdoba |
| Comarca | Alto Guadalquivir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Sánchez Villaverde (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 586.12 km2 (226.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,436 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Montoreños/as |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Montoro is a city and municipality in the Córdoba Province of southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia.
Overview
It is located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) east-northeast of the capital of the province, Córdoba. In 2008, the city had an estimated population of 9,895, with 4,897 men and 4,998 women.[2]
Montoro was known as Epora in Roman times, and became an important Moorish fortress in the Middle Ages.
Twin towns
See also
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Cifras de población referidas al 01/01/2008 Real Decreto 2124/2008, de 26 de diciembre". pp. 3.1 Poblaciones referidas al 1 de enero de 2008 por comunidades autónomas y sexo. > Córdoba: Población por municipios y sexo. > Montoro. Archived from the original on 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
External links
Media related to Montoro (Córdoba) at Wikimedia Commons- . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
- Economic and population data (in Spanish)
38°01′N 4°23′W / 38.017°N 4.383°W
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