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Montoro

Montoro
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Montoro is located in Spain
Montoro
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°02′N 4°22′W / 38.033°N 4.367°W / 38.033; -4.367
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Andalusia
Province Córdoba
Comarca Alto Guadalquivir
Government
 • Mayor Antonio Sánchez Villaverde (PSOE)
Area
 • Total 586.12 km2 (226.30 sq mi)
Elevation 195 m (640 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 9,915
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Montoreños/as
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website Official website

Montoro is a city and municipality in the Córdoba Province of southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia.

It is located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) east-northeast of the capital of the province, Córdoba. In 2008, the city had an estimated population of 9,895, with 4,897 men and 4,998 women.

Montoro was known as Epora in Roman times, and became an important Moorish fortress in the Middle Ages.

Coordinates: 38°01′N 4°23′W / 38.017°N 4.383°W / 38.017; -4.383



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