Pozoblanco
Pozoblanco | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pozoblanco | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Andalusia |
| Province | Córdoba |
| Comarca | Los Pedroches |
| Judicial district | Pozoblanco |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Baldomero García Carrillo (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 329.92 km2 (127.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 654 m (2,146 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 17,669 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tarugo o Pozoalbense |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 14400 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
Pozoblanco is a town in the Córdoba province of southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. Its population is estimated at 16,996 according to the National Institute of Statistics. It is located near the headwaters of the Guadamatillas and of other small sub-tributaries of the Guadiana, in the lowlands of Los Pedroches, which lie between the Sierra de la Alcildia on the north and the Sierra Morena on the south. It was the birthplace of the novelist Rafael Penas Cruz.
See also
External links
- Pozoblanco - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
- Ayuntamiento de Pozoblanco
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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