Palma del Río

Palma del Río, Spain
city

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Country Spain
Province Córdoba
Municipality Palma del Río
Area
 • Total 200 km2 (80 sq mi)
Elevation 55 m (180 ft)
Population (2006)
 • Total 20,640
 • Density 103.2/km2 (267/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website Official website

Palma del Río is a city located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2006 census by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, the city has a population of 20,640. Archbishop Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero and matador El Cordobés are from there. The famous explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo is believed to have been born in this town.[1]

Agriculture

The region was intensively developed agriculturally during Arab rule, with advanced irrigation and water wheels. Some of the orange groves contain trees over 200 years old.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kramer, Wendy (Summer–Fall 2016). "Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Citizen of Guatemala and native of Palma del Río: New sources from the Sixteenth Century". The Journal of San Diego History. 62 (3 & 4).
  2. ↑
  • Palma del Río - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía

Coordinates: 37°42′N 5°17′W / 37.700°N 5.283°W / 37.700; -5.283


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