Cortes de Baza explained

Settlement Type:city
Official Name:Cortes de Baza, Spain
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Name2:Cortes de Baza
Area Total Km2:141
Elevation M:701
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Cortes de Baza is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the Instituto de Estadistica y Cartografia de Andalucia (2020) https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/institutodeestadisticaycartografia/sima/ficha.htm?mun=18053, the village has a population of 1844 inhabitants.[1]

Geography

Cortes de Baza is located in the north of the Province of Granada along the eastern banks of the Rio Castril.

History

It has been the site of human settlement since prehistoric times. It has been settled by Romans, Moors and later by the Christians after the Reconquista of Andalucia in the fifteenth century.

Buildings

Cortes de Baza has a sixteenth-century church built in the Mudéjar style constructed by Moorish Craftsmen.

Economy

The town is very rural with Farming and Poplar tree plantations covering a wide area, tourism is also becoming a main source of income. The town is very typical of this area.

References

37.6333°N -48°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional a 1 de enero . 6 June 2019 . . es.