Córdoba (province)

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Córdoba (province)
Flag Coat of Arms
Capital Córdoba, Spain
Official language(s) Spanish
Area
 – Total
 – % of Spain		 Ranked 13th
 13,769 km²
 2.73%
Population
 – Total (2005)
 – % of Spain
 – Density		 Ranked 18th
 784,376
 1.78%
 56.97/km²
Demonym
 – English
 – Spanish
 Cordovan
 Cordobés/Cordobesa
Autonomous Community Andalusia
Government Diputación de Córdoba
President Francisco Pulido Muñoz
http://www.dipucordoba.es/
For other uses, see Córdoba Province (Argentina).

Córdoba (Arabic: قرطبة Qurṭuba), traditionally named Cordova in English, is a province of southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Málaga, Sevilla, Badajoz, Ciudad Real, Jaén, and Granada. Its area is 13,769 km².

Its population is 771,131 (2002),of whom more than 40% live in the capital, Córdoba, and its population density is 56.00/km². The province of Córdoba contains 75 municipalities.

[edit] Comarcas

  • Alto Guadalquivir
  • Campiña Este - Guadajoz
  • Campiña Sur
  • Subbetica
  • Valle de los Pedroches Solienses
  • Valle del Guadiato
  • Vega del Guadalquivir

See List of municipalities in Córdoba.

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Coordinates: 38°00′N, 4°50′W

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