Editing Province of Segovia (section)

== Overview ==

The province has a population of 149,286, of whom about 35% live in the capital, [[Segovia, Spain|Segovia]]. Of the 209 municipalities in the province,<ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.dipsegovia.es/municipios List of municipalities on provincial official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305183747/http://www.dipsegovia.es/municipios |date=2016-03-05 }}</ref> more than half are villages with under 200 people.
As of 2024,<ref>https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Datos.htm?t=2894</ref> there are five municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants:
* [[Real Sitio de San Ildefonso]] with 5,205.
* [[Palazuelos de Eresma]] with 5,968.
* [[Cuéllar]] with 9,530.
* [[El Espinar]] with 10,145.
* [[Segovia]] with 51,525.


The name ''Segovia'' is said to be of [[Celtiberian language|Celtiberian]] origin, but also thought to be derived from the  conquest and occupation of [[Castile (historical region)|Castile]] by the [[Visigoth]]s, a [[Scandinavia]]n / [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] tribe living in Castile from the 4th to 6th centuries AD.<ref name="Altschul2012">{{cite book|last=Altschul|first=Nadia R.|title=Geographies of Philological Knowledge: Postcoloniality and the Transatlantic National Epic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z3XVQCqlduEC&pg=PA105|date=2012|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-01619-1|page=105}}</ref> The provincial corporation consists of 25 elected members. After the recent elections there are 10 members of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party and 15 of the People's Party. The historical heritage of this province is rich and varied. The capital city has the 800-metre-long [[Aqueduct of Segovia|Roman Aqueduct of Segovia]], which is unique to the province. The capital was declared a world heritage site in 1985.<ref name=Euroresidentes/> Sepúlveda, Ayllón, Pedraza, Coca and La Granja de San Ildefonso villages attract a large number of tourists.<ref name=Euroresidentes/> La Granja de San Ildefonso houses a national monument–The Royal Palace. [[Antonio Machado]]'s house is located in Ayllón.<ref name=Euroresidentes/> Tourism is one of the most important industries. In July 2014, the provincial government signed an agreement with Bankia which will contribute 10,000 euros to promote the province's tourism industry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bankia and the Provincial Government of Segovia sign an agreement to support tourism in the province|url=http://www.bankia.com/en/communication/in-the-news/news/bankia-and-the-provincial-government-of-segovia-sign-an-agreement-to-support-tourism-in-the-province.html|website=Bankia.com|access-date=30 September 2014|date=29 July 2014}}</ref> Agriculture also contributes significantly to the province's [[Gross Domestic Product]]. Wheat, barley, rye and rice have been the most important cereals.<ref name="Commission1876">{{cite book|last=Commission|first=United States Centennial|title=Official Catalogue: Complete in One Volume. I. Main Building. II. Department of Art. III. Department of Machinery. IV. Departments of Agriculture and Horticulture|url=https://archive.org/details/officialcatalog04commgoog|year=1876|publisher=Centennial catalogue Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/officialcatalog04commgoog/page/n11 4]}}</ref> During the seventeenth century many of the province's towns recorded decline in cereal production.<ref name="ThompsonCasalilla1994">{{cite book|last1=Thompson|first1=I. A. A.|last2=Casalilla|first2=Bartolomi Yun|title=The Castilian Crisis of the Seventeenth Century: New Perspectives on the Economic and Social History of Seventeenth-Century Spain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XcW4y5sb6ogC&pg=PA81|date=1994|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-41624-5|page=81}}</ref> Cattle rearing is also an important commercial activity.<ref name="Horne1830">{{cite book|last=Horne|first=Thomas Hartwell|title=The Complete Grazier, Or, Farmer's and Cattle-breeder's and Dealer's Assistant: ... Together with an Introductory View of the Different Breeds of Neat Cattle, Sheep, Horses, and Swine : the Present State of the Wool Trade, and the Improvement of British Wool : Also, an Appendix, on Prize Cattle, Farm Accounts, and Other Subjects Connected with Agriculture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M0BCAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA218|year=1830|publisher=Baldwin and Cradock|page=218}}</ref>

===Population development===
The historical population is given in the following chart:
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 bar:1887 from:0 till:156 text:155,941
 bar:1900 from:0 till:163 text:162,760
 bar:1910 from:0 till:174 text:173,602
 bar:1920 from:0 till:175 text:174,205
 bar:1930 from:0 till:184 text:183,609
 bar:1940 from:0 till:194 text:194,184
 bar:1950 from:0 till:203 text:203,488
 bar:1960 from:0 till:202 text:201,794
 bar:1970 from:0 till:162 text:162,106
 bar:1980 from:0 till:149 text:149,361
 bar:1990 from:0 till:147 text:147,188
 bar:2000 from:0 till:148 text:147,694
 bar:2010 from:0 till:163 text:163,171
 bar:2020 from:0 till:153 text:153,478
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