The Province of Seville (Spanish: Provincia de Sevilla) 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.[3]
Province of Seville
| |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location of the Province of Seville in Spain | |
 Interactive map of Province of Seville | |
| Coordinates: 37°30′N 5°30′W / 37.500°N 5.500°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Andalusia |
| Capital | Seville |
| Municipalities | 106 |
| Government | |
| • President | Fernando Rodríguez Villalobos (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,035.69 km2 (5,419.21 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th in Spain |
| 2.8% of Spain | |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 1,977,664 |
| • Rank | 5th in Spain |
| • Density | 140.9025/km2 (364.9358/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | ES-SE |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Parliament | Cortes Generales |
| Website | www |
Located on the southern bank of the Guadalquivir river, the city of Seville is the largest one in Andalusia.[4] The former province of Andalusia was divided by the Moors into four separate kingdoms—Seville, Cordova, Jaen and Granada.[5] 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.[6] The Port of Seville is of great economic importance to the province.[7] The capital city Seville is the world's most dense one in terms of Baroque churches.[8]
It has a population of 1,977,664 in an area of 14,035.69 square kilometres (5,419.21 sq mi) across its 106 municipalities.[2][1]
Geography
editThe 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.[4] The Guadalquivir crosses the province from east to west. Guadiana, Pinta and Xenil are other important rivers.[9] The northern part of the province is mostly mountainous.[10][11] 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.[12][13]
Demographics
editAs of 2025, the population is 1,977,664, of which 48.8% are male, and 51.2% are female. Minors make up 17.8% of the population, and seniors make up 18.4%.[2]
Historical population | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: INE[14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration
editEconomy
editÉcija is known for its high value of corn production.[9] 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 comparison to other Spanish provinces, Seville is underdeveloped.[15]
References
edit- 1 2 "Información Geográfica Destacada" [Geographical information data] (in Spanish). IGN.
- 1 2 3 4 "Annual population census 2021-2025". INE.
- ↑ "Province of Sevilla". Andalucia. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- 1 2 "Province of Sevilla". Spain Holiday. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ The Royal Military Chronicle: Or, British Officers Monthly Register and Mentor. V.1-7, Nov.1810-Apr.1814; New Ser. V.1-6, May 1814-Apr.1817. J. Davis. 1812. p. 9.
- ↑ "Anuario Económico La Caixa 2012" [La Caixa Economic Yearbook 2012] (in Spanish). La Caixa. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ Coto-Millán, Pablo; Inglada, Vicente (2007). Essays on Transport Economics. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 185. ISBN 978-3-7908-1765-2.
- ↑ Head, Jeremy (2011). Frommer's Seville, Granada and the Best of Andalusia. John Wiley & Sons. p. 1239. ISBN 978-1-119-99445-9.
- 1 2 Bell 1832, p. 274.
- ↑ Bell 1832, p. 273.
- ↑ Bell, James (1832). A System of Geography, Popular, and Scientific: Or A Physical, Political, and Statistical Account of the World and Its Various Divisions. A. Fullarton and Company. p. 273.
- ↑ Facaros, Dana; Pauls, Michael (2008). Andalucia. New Holland Publishers. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-86011-389-5.
- ↑ Malte-Brun, Conrad (1831). Universal Geography, Or, a Description of All the Parts of the World, on a New Plan: Spain, Portugal, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Holland. A. Black. p. 106.
- ↑ "INEbase. Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842". INE.
- ↑ Vobolevicius, Vincentas (2007). Politics of State Aid. Electoral Motivations Behind Government Assistance to Industries in Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. ProQuest. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-549-58314-1.
See also
editExternal links
edit
Media related to Province of Seville at Wikimedia Commons