Editing Province of Córdoba (Spain) (section)

==Geography==
===Overview===
The province is mainly divided into three geographical areas: the [[Sierra Morena]] to the north, the [[Baetic Depression]] in the center and [[Campiña Sur (Córdoba)|La Campiña]] in the south.<ref name=Today>{{cite web|title=Introduction :Córdoba Province, Andalucia|url=http://spanishnewstoday.com/c%C3%B3rdoba-province-andalucia_152-t.html#.VCrdZ_mSxhw|website=Spanish News Today|access-date=30 September 2014}}</ref> The climate is continental Mediterranean with temperatures in the capital ranging from 9.2&nbsp;°C in January and 27.2&nbsp;°C in July and August, which often exceed 40&nbsp;°C. Rainfall in the capital is recorded from 600 to 750&nbsp;mm per year. It is concentrated from October to April. The Province of Córdoba ranks 11th in Spain in which the entire population is concentrated in the capital. On average, 31.96% of a Spanish province's population inhabits its capital. The province consists of 75 municipalities. They are further grouped into 8 "comarcas".<ref name=Today/>

Its population is 799,402 (2014), of whom more than 40% live in the capital, [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]], and its population density is 58.06/km<sup>2</sup>. The Province of Córdoba contains [[List of municipalities in Córdoba|75 municipalities]]. The province has three natural parks: {{ill|Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro Natural Park|es|Parque natural de la Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro}},<ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarFicha.do?idEspacio=7412 Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro Natural Park]</ref> [[Sierra de Hornachuelos Natural Park]],<ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarFicha.do?idEspacio=7413 Sierra de Hornachuelos Natural Park]</ref> and {{ill|Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park|es|Parque natural de las Sierras Subbéticas}}.<ref>{{in lang|es}} [http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/servtc5/ventana/mostrarFicha.do?idEspacio=7414 Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park]</ref> The [[University of Córdoba (Spain)|University of Córdoba]] was founded in 1972.<ref name="Piñal1991">{{cite book|last=Piñal|first=Francisco Aguilar|title=History of the University of Seville|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L1bJ9F4G4BUC&pg=PA211|year=1991|publisher=Universidad de Sevilla|isbn=978-84-7405-826-0|page=211}}</ref>

The province's capital city is a well-known tourist destination. [[Mezquita]] was built using pillars of uneven heights.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Watson|first1=Fiona Flores|title=The city of Cordoba|url=http://www.andalucia.com/cities/cordoba/fascinating-facts.htm|website=Andalucia.com|date=19 October 2011 |access-date=30 September 2014}}</ref> The city was declared a world heritage site in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Zee|first1=Bibi van der|title=Córdoba: the city that changed the world|url=https://www.theguardian.com/spanish-tourist-board/cordoba-city-changed-world|website=The Guardian|access-date=30 September 2014}}</ref>