Palma del Río is a municipality located in the province of Córdoba, Spain. According to the 2006 census by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, the city has a population of 20,640.
Agriculture The region was intensively developed agriculturally during Arab rule, with advanced irrigation and water wheels. Some of the orange groves contain trees over 200 years old.
Notable people Aulus Cornelius Palma Frontonianus Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a famous explorer of North America, believed to have been born in this town in 1497. Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, archbishop of Toledo. El Cordobés, matador. Antonio José Sánchez Mazuecos, singer.
See also List of municipalities in Córdoba
References
External links Palma del Río - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía