Montoro | |
|---|---|
 View of Montoro and the Guadalquivir | |
 Flag  Seal | |
  Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′N 4°22′W / 38.033°N 4.367°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Andalusia |
| Province | Córdoba |
| 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 municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Córdoba, Andalusia. Housing lies on a bend of the river Guadalquivir, which envelopes from West, North, and East.[2]
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.[3]
Montoro is identified with Roman Epora, a civitas foederata belonging to the Conventus Cordubensis in the early Republican era, which became a municipium in the time of Augustus.[4] It is mentioned as the seat of an Islamic fortress (Ḥiṣn Muntur) belonging to the Kūra of Córdoba in the 10th century.[5]
Twin towns
See also
References
- ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ↑ Martín de la Cruz, José Clemente (1978–1979). "Montoro, un nuevo yacimiento arqueológico en el Guadalquivir". Cuadernos de Prehistoria y Arqueología de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Madrid: UAM Ediciones. 5–6: 105. doi:10.15366/cupauam1979.6.007. hdl:10486/648. ISSN 0211-1608.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Rosas Alcántara, Esperanza (2003). "El capitel jónico del Museo Histórico Municipal de Montoro (Córdoba)" (PDF). Boletín de la Asociación Provincial de Museos Locales de Córdoba (4): 237. ISSN 1576-8910.
- ↑ Arjona Castro, Antonio (1991). "Diccionario toponímimico e histórico de la provincia de Córdoba" (PDF). Boletín de la Real Academia de Córdoba de Ciencias, Bellas Artes y Nobles Artes. 62 (120): 91. ISBN 84-606-0493-4. ISSN 0034-060X.
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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