Alto Guadalquivir

Alto Guadalquivir
Country  Spain
Autonomous community Andalusia
Province Córdoba
  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:


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

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