Palma del Río

City in Córdoba, Spain

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CountrySpainProvinceCórdobaMunicipalityPalma del RíoArea

• Total200 km² (80 sq mi)Elevation

55 m (180 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total21,159 • Density110/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)WebsiteOfficial 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.
^ "Oranges and Fruit Growers Palma de Rio Oranges sale online. Orange3". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
^ 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).