Montoro | |
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city and municipality | |
View of Montoro | |
Coordinates: 38°02′N 4°22′W / 38.033°N 4.367°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
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 (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 9,436 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
Demonym | Montoreños/as |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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.[2]
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