Montoro

Montoro

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Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°02′N 4°22′W / 38.033°N 4.367°W / 38.033; -4.367
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 (2010)
 • Total 9,915
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Demonym(s) 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.[1]

Montoro was known as Epora in Roman times, and became an important Moorish fortress in the Middle Ages.

July 2017 temperature record

On July 13, 2017, the weather measurement station of Montoro-Vega Armijo registered an air temperature of 47.3 °C (117.1 °F), which set a new record for temperature high in Spain.[2]

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Temperature highs for Southern Spain on 13-07-2017 (Celsius)". Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  • Media related to Montoro at Wikimedia Commons
  •  "Montoro". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
  • Economic and population data (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 38°01′N 4°23′W / 38.017°N 4.383°W / 38.017; -4.383


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