Palma del Río

Palma del Río, Spain
Palma del Río, Spain
	city
	Flag Seal
Country	Spain
Province	Córdoba
Municipality	Palma del Río
Area
• Total	200 km2 (80 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population (2018)[1]
• Total	21,159
• Density	110/km2 (270/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.

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]

Notable people

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a famous explorer of North America, believed to have been born in this town in 1497.[3]
Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, archbishop of Toledo.
El Cordobés, matador.
Antonio José Sánchez Mazuecos, singer.

References

Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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).

External links

Palma del Río - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía

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[1] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[SDHC-3] 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).