Alto Guadalquivir | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Comarca |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Andalusia |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Córdoba |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Parts Type: | Municipalities |
Parts Style: | list |
P1: | Adamuz, Bujalance, Cañete de las Torres, El Carpio, Montoro, Pedro Abad, Villa del Río, Villafranca de Córdoba |
Area Total Km2: | 1299 |
Population Total: | 44931 |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Largest municipality |
Blank Info Sec1: | Montoro |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Alto Guadalquivir is a Spanish comarca in the province of Córdoba.[1] It covers an area of 1,299 km², and has a population of 44,828 inhabitants (INE 2008). It borders the comarca of Valle de los Pedroches to the North; Campiña Este - Guadajoz to the South; Córdoba and the comarca of Valle del Guadiato to the West; and the province of Jaén to the East.
The territory is primarily agricultural, though the construction of furniture made with wood from Villa del Río is growing in popularity, as is the boiler works industry in Montoro and Bujalance.
The comarca can be divided into three territories based on geography, from North to South: