Alto Guadalquivir

Alto Guadalquivir
Comarca

Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Córdoba
Municipalities	List Adamuz , Bujalance , Cañete de las Torres , El Carpio , Montoro , Pedro Abad , Villa del Río , Villafranca de Córdoba
Area
• Total	1,299 km² (502 sq mi)
Population (2009)
• Total	44,931
• Density	35/km² (90/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Largest municipality	Montoro

Alto Guadalquivir is a Spanish comarca in the province of Córdoba. ^[1] It covers an area of 1,299 km², and has a population of 44,828 inhabitants (INE 2008). It borders the comarca of Valle de los Pedroches to the North; Campiña Este - Guadajoz to the South; Córdoba and the comarca of Valle del Guadiato to the West; and the province of Jaén to the East.

The territory is primarily agricultural, though the construction of furniture made with wood from Villa del Río is growing in popularity, as is the boiler works industry in Montoro and Bujalance.

The comarca can be divided into three territories based on geography, from North to South:

the mountain area (Adamuz and Montoro). Located in the foothills of the Sierra Morena, this region contains a number of important waterways, namely estuaries of the Guadalmellato, Yeguas, and Martín GonzaloMartín Gonzalo streams. It is also the location of several nature reserves, including the Parque Natural Sierra de Cardeña Montoro.
The lowlands (Villa del Río, Pedro Abad, El Carpio, and Villafranca de Córdoba). Situated about the rivera del Guadalquivir, the Andalusian autovía (N-IV), and the Madrid-Cádiz railroad line, this zone is home to 70% of the population of the comarca.
The countryside (Bujalance and Cañete de las Torres), the agricultural center of the comarca. A large, fertile territory, its predominant crops are olives, wheat, and sunflowers.

References

↑ "Lista de comarcas de Andalucía" (PDF) (in Spanish). Consejería de Turismo y Deporte de la Junta de Andalucía. Retrieved 2009-03-13.

Comarcas of Andalusia

Almería	Alpujarra Almeriense • Comarca Metropolitana de Almería • Filabres-Tabernas • Levante Almeriense • Poniente Almeriense • Valle del Almanzora • Los Vélez

Cádiz	Bay of Cádiz • Campiña de Jerez • Campo de Gibraltar • Costa Noroeste de Cádiz • La Janda • Sierra de Cádiz

Córdoba	Alto Guadalquivir • Campiña de Baena • Campiña Sur • Córdoba • Subbética • Valle del Guadiato • Valle Medio del Guadalquivir

Granada	Alpujarra Granadina • Alhama • Baza • Guadix • Huéscar • Costa Granadina • Loja • Los Montes • Valle de Lecrín • Vega de Granada

Huelva	Andévalo • Comarca Metropolitana de Huelva • El Condado • Costa Occidental • Cuenca Minera • Sierra de Huelva

Jaén	Campiña de Jaén • Sierra Morena • Comarca Metropolitana de Jaén • El Condado • La Loma • Sierra de Cazorla • Sierra de Segura • Sierra Mágina • Sierra Sur de Jaén • Las Villas

Málaga	Axarquía • Antequera • Costa del Sol Occidental • Comarca Nororiental • Guadalteba • Màlaga-Costa del Sol • Serranía de Ronda • Sierra de las Nieves • Valle del Guadalhorce

Sevilla	El Aljarafe • Bajo Guadalquivir • Campiña de Carmona • Campiña de Morón y Marchena • Écija • Comarca Metropolitana de Sevilla • Los Alcores • Sierra Norte • Sierra Sur de Sevilla • Vega del Guadalquivir

Coordinates: 37°57′27″N 4°25′26″W / 37.95750°N 4.42389°W / 37.95750; -4.42389

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