Morón de la Frontera | |||
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Municipality | |||
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Location in Spain | |||
Coordinates: 37°7′20″N 5°27′6″W / 37.12222°N 5.45167°WCoordinates: 37°7′20″N 5°27′6″W / 37.12222°N 5.45167°W | |||
Country | Spain | ||
Autonomous community | Andalusia | ||
Province | Seville | ||
Comarca | Campiña de Morón y Marchena | ||
Judicial district | Morón de la Frontera | ||
Government | |||
• Alcalde | Juan Manuel Rodríguez (PSOE) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 431.94 km2 (166.77 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 297 m (974 ft) | ||
Population (2012) | |||
• Total | 28,390 | ||
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) | ||
Demonym(s) | Moronero, Moronera / Moronense | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 41530 | ||
Official language(s) | Spanish | ||
Website | Official website |
Morón de la Frontera is a Spanish town in Seville province, Andalusia, 63 km South-East of Seville. Situated in the south of the province, it is the center of the region that bears the same name and is the head of one of the 85 judicial courts of Andalucia.
In the year 2011 there were 28 489 inhabitants. At that time the municipality was 431,94 km², a population density of 65,96 habitants/km², an average altitude of 297 msnm and is 67 kilometers from the provincial capital, Seville. Morón de la Frontera is ranked 11th in the municipality of the province in terms of the largest population. It is bordered in the north by Marchena and with Arahal. To the east is La Puebla de Cazalla, and to the west and the south are Montellano, Coripe and Pruna along with the province of Cádiz.
The climate of Morón de la Frontera is similar to the rest of the province of Seville, which is similar to other subtropical Mediterranean regions. Rain occurs fairly irregularly for most of the year, with the typical driest part of the year being during the summer and the wettest near the end of autumn. According to data from the meteorological station at the air force base from 1981-2010, the average annual precipitation was 543.6 mm and the average relative humidity was 61%. In a typical year, there were 61.1 days with precipitation, and 52.5 days with precipitation more than 1 mm.
There are significant temperature differences between the day and night, and the average annual temperature is 17.9°C. Winters are cool and the summers are generally hot and dry, with the average high temperature being 35 °C and the average low temperature being 18 °C in July. During January and February, the prevailing winds were northeastern while during the rest of the year, especially during May and August, the prevailing winds were southeastern.