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Seville

Seville
Sevilla
Clockwise from top: St. Mary of the See Cathedral and Giralda, Plaza de España in the Maria Luisa Park, Metropol Parasol, the Isabel II ("Triana") bridge and the Torre del Oro.
Clockwise from top: St. Mary of the See Cathedral and Giralda, Plaza de España in the Maria Luisa Park, Metropol Parasol, the Isabel II ("Triana") bridge and the Torre del Oro.
Flag of Seville
Flag
Coat of arms of Seville
Coat of arms
Motto: NO8DO (It [Seville] has not abandoned me)
Seville is located in Andalusia
Seville
Seville
Seville is located in Spain
Seville
Seville
Coordinates: 37°22′38″N 5°59′13″W / 37.37722°N 5.98694°W / 37.37722; -5.98694Coordinates: 37°22′38″N 5°59′13″W / 37.37722°N 5.98694°W / 37.37722; -5.98694
Country Spain Spain
Autonomous Community Andalusia Andalusia
Province Flag of Diputacion de Sevilla Spain.svg Seville
Comarca Sevilla
Government
 • Type Mayor-council
 • Body Ayuntamiento de Sevilla
 • Mayor (2015) Juan Espadas (PSOE)
Area
 • City 140 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
Population (2011) (INE)
 • City 703,021
 • Rank 4th
 • Density 5,002.93/km2 (12,957.5/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,107,000
 • Metro 1,519,639
Demonym(s) Sevillan, Sevillian
sevillano (m), sevillana (f)
hispalense
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 41001-41080
Website www.sevilla.org

Seville (/səˈvɪl/; Spanish: Sevilla [seˈβiʝa], locally: [seˈβi(ɟ)ʝa]) is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville, Spain. It is situated on the plain of the river Guadalquivir. The inhabitants of the city are known as sevillanos (feminine form: sevillanas) or hispalenses, after the Roman name of the city, Hispalis. Seville has a municipal population of about 703,000 as of 2011, and a metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the fourth-largest city in Spain and the 30th most populous municipality in the European Union. Its Old Town, with an area of 4 square kilometres (2 sq mi), contains three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Alcázar palace complex, the Cathedral and the General Archive of the Indies. The Seville harbour, located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean, is the only river port in Spain. Seville is also the hottest major metropolitan area in the geographical Western Europe, with summer average high temperatures of above 35 °C (95 °F).


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