Province of Seville

Template:Short description Template:Infobox settlement The Province of Seville (Template:Langx) is a province of southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It borders the provinces of Málaga and Cádiz in the south, Huelva in the west, Badajoz in the north and Córdoba in the east. Seville is the province's as well as the Andalusian autonomous community's capital.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Overview

Located on the southern bank of the Guadalquivir river, the city of Seville is the largest one in Andalusia.<ref name=Holiday>Template:Cite web</ref> The former province of Andalusia was divided by the Moors into four separate kingdoms—Seville, Cordova, Jaen and Granada.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Seville has the highest GDP among the provinces of Andalusia . The Provinces of Málaga (€28,506 million) and Cadiz (€22,574 million) are 2nd and 3rd respectively.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Port of Seville is of great economic importance to the province.<ref name="Coto-MillánInglada2007">Template:Cite book</ref>

The area of the province is 14,042 km². Its population is 1,914,958 (2010), of whom 40% live in the capital, Seville, and its population density is 125.25/km². It contains 105 municipalities. The province shares the Parque Nacional de Doñana with Huelva province. It also has the Sierra Norte de Sevilla Natural Park. The 177,484 hectares park is Andalusia's largest protected area.<ref name=Holiday/> The Guadalquivir crosses the province from east to west. Guadiana, Pinta and Xenil are other important rivers.Template:Sfn The northern part of the province is mostly mountainous.Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Seville has a warm Mediterranean climate with an annual average temperature of 18.5 °C. Winters are generally mild while summers are hot. The maximum temperatures in summer often surpass 40 °C. The locality of Écija is popularly known as the "Frying Pan of Andalusia" for its torrid summers.<ref name="FacarosPauls2008">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Malte-Brun1831">Template:Cite book</ref> Écija is known for its high value of corn production.Template:Sfn The province of Seville generates 1.92% of the Spanish hotel movement. In terms of tourism, the city of Seville is one of the leading cities in Andalusia, situated behind Barcelona and Madrid on a national level. In 208 B.C. the whole population of an outpost in the present town of Estepa burnt their houses and committed suicide before Romans attacked it.<ref name=Holiday/> The capital city Seville is the world's most dense one in terms of Baroque churches.<ref name="Head2011">Template:Cite book</ref> The Socialist Workers Party won the elections in the province from 1982 to 2000. In comparison to other Spanish provinces, Seville is underdeveloped.<ref name="Vobolevicius2007">Template:Cite book</ref>

Population development

The historical population is given in the following chart: <timeline> Colors=

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bar:1877 from:0 till: 500 text: 499,548
bar:1887 from:0 till: 536 text: 535,687
bar:1900 from:0 till: 552 text: 552,455
bar:1910 from:0 till: 591 text: 591,210
bar:1920 from:0 till: 704 text: 704,344
bar:1930 from:0 till: 792 text: 792,308
bar:1940 from:0 till: 957 text: 957,362
bar:1950 from:0 till:1102 text:1,101,595
bar:1960 from:0 till:1244 text:1,244,153
bar:1970 from:0 till:1337 text:1,336,669
bar:1980 from:0 till:1478 text:1,478,311
bar:1990 from:0 till:1620 text:1,619,703
bar:2000 from:0 till:1728 text:1,727,603
bar:2010 from:0 till:1931 text:1,930,941
bar:2020 from:0 till:1950 text:1,950,219

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See also

• List of municipalities in Seville