Montoro
Montoro is a city and municipality in the Córdoba Province of southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia.
Montoro | |
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city and municipality | |
 View of Montoro | |
 Flag  Seal | |
  Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°02′N 4°22′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(s) | Montoreños/as |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
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.
August 2021 National temperature record
On August 14, 2021, the weather measurement station of Montoro (AEMET) recorded an air temperature of 47.4°C (117.3°F) at 17:20pm, setting a new national-wide record for temperature high in Spain.[3][4] This breaks the old record of 47.3°C set in the same place on 13 July, 2017.
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.
- "Récord de temperatura máxima en España: 47,4 grados en Montoro (Córdoba)".
- "La ola de calor del puente de agosto'21 y los récords de temperaturas en España" (in Spanish). Agencia Estatal de Meteorología. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
External links
Media related to Montoro at Wikimedia Commons- . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
- Economic and population data (in Spanish)
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