Palma del Río explained

Settlement Type:city
Official Name:Palma del Río, Spain
Subdivision Name2:Palma del Río
Area Total Km2:200
Elevation M:55
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Latitude:37º42' N
Longitude:5º17' W
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.[1]

Notable people

External links

37.7°N -22°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oranges and Fruit Growers Palma de Rio Oranges sale online. Orange3 . 2012-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204195726/http://orange3.es/quienes_somos_en.php . 2012-02-04 . dead .
  2. 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 .