Seville Province

Seville is a Spanish province belonging to the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Málaga and Cádiz to the south, Huelva to the west, Badajoz (which is part of Extremadura) to the north, and Córdoba to the east. Its capital is Seville, which is also the capital and most populous city of its autonomous community.

It has an area of 14,036 km², with a total population of 1,963,000 inhabitants (INE 2022), who inhabit its 106 municipalities.

The postal code of the municipalities of Seville begins with 41 and the telephone prefix is 95.

History

Kingdom of Seville in 1590 according to votes in the Courts of Castile

The Royal Decree of November 30, 1833 created the Province of Seville, which was formed by uniting localities of the Kingdom of Seville, except those that became part of the province of Cádiz and the province of Huelva. Likewise, the new province of Seville incorporated Guadalcanal, which until then belonged to Extremadura, and lost the towns of Bodonal de la Sierra, Fuentes de León, Fregenal de la Sierra and Higuera la Real, which became part of the province of Badajoz. in Extremadura. The province is currently made up of the municipalities that can be seen in the annex Municipalities of the province of Seville.

Geography

The province has an area of 14,036 km², and is the 1st Andalusian province by extension.

Relief

3 main units can be distinguished: Bética Depression whose axis is the Guadalquivir river that crosses the province from east to southwest, and Las Marismas extends near its mouth (in Roman times it was a marine lake), Sierra Morena to the north, and to the south, the foothills of the Betic Cordillera.

Hydrography

The main river that crosses the province is the Guadalquivir (the Roman Betis river), some of its tributaries are the Genil, the Corbones, the Guadaíra, the Viar and the Rivera de Huelva.

Climate

Mediterranean climate with an average annual temperature of 18.5 °C and an average rainfall (650 liters per year), with mild winters and very hot summers, with maximum temperatures that sometimes exceed 40º.

The town of Écija is popularly known as the "Sartén de Andalucía" for the hot summers.

Municipalities

The province of Seville is made up of 106 municipalities, comprising 1.3% of the total number of municipalities (8,132) that make up Spanish territory.

The average area of the Sevillian municipalities is 132.42 km², although there are large differences between them. The four largest municipalities are Écija, with 978.73 km²; Carmona, with 924.11 km²; Utrera, with 651.24 km² and Osuna, with 592.38 km².

There are fifteen judicial districts, whose heads correspond to the following municipalities: Osuna, Cazalla de la Sierra, Sanlúcar la Mayor, Carmona, Lora del Río, Seville, Morón de la Frontera, Lebrija, Utrera, Écija, Alcalá de Guadaíra, Dos Hermanas, Marchena, Coria del Río and Estepa.

Country

Like the rest of the Andalusian provinces, the province of Seville lacks an administrative region. However, different areas have been delimited based on geographic and sociodemographic homogeneity criteria.

That said, the Sevillian regions are: El Aljarafe, Bajo Guadalquivir, Campiña de Carmona, Campiña de Morón and Marchena, Metropolitan Region of Seville, Écija Region, Sierra Norte, Sierra Sur and Vega del Guadalquivir.

Population

Population map by municipalities of the province of Seville

Population density map by municipalities in the province of Seville

Seville is the 4th most populous province in Spain and the first in Andalusia, with 1,957,197 inhabitants in 2020 (INE)

Evolution

Vegetative growth (birth - mortality) in 1,000 in the province of Seville

Population growth in the municipalities of Seville between 2001 and 2011

Growth of the population of the municipalities of Seville between 2011 and 2021

The birth rate of the province (born per 1,000 inhabitants) is 12.14 points (INE 2005), a figure higher than that of Spain as a whole (10.65 points) and that of Andalusia (11.46)., ranking third in terms of Andalusian provinces, after Almería and Cádiz.

The mortality rate is 8.14 points, lower than that of Spain (8.93) and Andalusia (8.32), ranking 4th in the Autonomous Community after Almería, Cádiz and Málaga.

The provincial vegetative growth in absolute numbers is the highest in Andalusia with 7302 people and in relative numbers it is 4.00 points, the 3rd after Almería and Cádiz in Andalusia (3.27) and higher than that of Spain (1.82).

The infant mortality rate is the 2nd lowest in Andalusia after Jaén with 3.71 points, lower than the Andalusian average with 4.39 and the Spanish average with 3.78.

Life expectancy

According to data from the Statistics Institute of Andalusia, referring to the year 2005, life expectancy in the province of Seville is 82.5 years for women and 75.70 years for men, figures similar to those of Andalusia with 82.20 and 75.90 respectively, figures slightly lower than those of the national group.

Distribution

The population density of the province of Seville is 139.44 inhabitants/km², higher than that of Spain and Andalusia (being the 3rd after Málaga and Cádiz). Although there are large fluctuations between the municipalities of the metropolitan area and the rest of the province.

The vast majority of the population is concentrated in the capital and its surroundings, which make up the fourth largest metropolitan area in Spain, where approximately 80% of Sevillians reside.

No. Municipality Population 1. a Sevilla 688 592 2. a Two Sisters 133 968 3. a Alcalá de Guadaíra 75 279 4. a Utrera 50 728 5. a Mairena del Aljarafe 46 089 6. a Écija 39 873 7. a La Rinconada 38 628 8. a The Palaces and Villafranca 38 354 9. a Coria del Río 30 777 10. a Carmona 28 531 11. a Morón de la Frontera 27 627 12. a Lebrija 27 524 13. a Beds 27 509 14. a Tomares 25 359 15. a Mairena del Alcor 23 550 16. a Bormujos 21 972 17. a San Juan de Aznalfarache 21 416 18. a Arahal 19 526 19. a March 19 457 20. a The Viso del Alcor 19 266 21. a Lora del Río 18 662 22nd Osuna 17 560 23rd Castilleja de la Cuesta 17 418 24th The Heads of San Juan 16 417 25th The Algaba 16 374 26a Spartains 15 791 27th Piles 13 974 28a Sanlúcar la Mayor 13 808 29th Gines 13 420 30th Guillena 12 788 31. a Estepa 12 505 32. a Brenes 12 471 33. a Alcalá del Río 12 029 34. a La Puebla del Río 11 868 35a La Puebla de Cazalla 10 979

No. Municipality Population 36th Bollullos de la Mitación 10 787 37a Cantillana 10 684 38a Gelves 10 184 39th Tocina-Los Rosales 9501 40a Olivares 9394 41a Umbrete 8894 42a Palomares del Río 8767 43a El Cuervo de Sevilla 8610 44a Santiponce 8554 45a Villaverde del Río 7818 46a Valencina de la Concepción 7751 47a Gerena 7585 48a Blessing 7241 49a Sources of Andalusia 7111 50th Montellano 7056 51a Stop 6908 52nd Burguillos 6716 53a Villanueva del Ariscal 6610 54a Herrera 6461 55th Aznalcóllar 6091 56th Almensilla 6080 57th Constantine 5896 58th Isla Mayor 5839 59th Salteras 5530 60a Casariche 5456 61a La Campana 5276 62nd Pedrera 5194 63a Castilblanco de los Arroyos 4864 64a Villanueva del Río y Minas 4858 65th The Coronil 4746 66a Cazalla de la Sierra 4718 67a Aznalcázar 4586 68a La Luisiana 4576 69a Villamanrique de la Condesa 4459 70a The Saucejo 4284

No. Municipality Population 71a La Roda de Andalucía 4 183 72a The Corrals 3 941 73a Lantejuela 3814 74a Gilena 3727 75a Peñaflor 3656 76a The Molars 3480 77th The Blonde 3408 78a Alcolea del Río 3373 79a Cañada Rosal 3320 80a Albaida del Aljarafe 3197 81a Badolatosa 3078 82nd Huévar del Aljarafe 3015 83a La Puebla de los Infantes 2991 84a Castilleja de Guzmán 2821 85a Martin de la Jara 2704 86th Marinaleda 2627 87th Guadalcanal 2627 88a Pruna 2603 89th Carrión de los Céspedes 2544 90a El Palmar de Troya 2340 91a Aguadulce 2020 92nd The Pedroso 2018 93a Alanís 1723 94a The Navas of Conception 1559 95th The Royal Jara 1503 96a The Castle of the Guards 1443 97a The Ronquillo 1364 98a Almaden de la Plata 1355 99th Algamites 1255 100th Coripe 1251 101a Villanueva de San Juan 1120 102nd Lora de Estepa 862 103a The Garrobo 790 104th Castilleja del Campo 629 105th San Nicolás del Puerto 596 106a The Madroño 278

The province of Seville is the 12th in Spain in which there is a higher percentage of inhabitants concentrated in its capital (35.5%, compared to 31.96% for the whole of Spain).

Structure

Immigration

Municipal map of immigrants in the province of Seville in 2007

According to the INE 2006 census, 2.53% of the population of the province of Seville is of foreign nationality, a much lower percentage than the Spanish average (9.27%). But within these percentages there are generations of 100 years, highly respected within the Sevillian communities and surroundings.

Economy

The province of Seville had a Gross Domestic Product of €40,800 million (INE) in 2019, after the GDP of Madrid (€241,039 million), Barcelona (€177,978 million), Valencia (€61,498 million) and above autonomies such as Murcia (€32,287 million) or the Balearic Islands (€34,172 million).

In Andalusia it is the first province by GDP above Malaga (€32,207 million) and Cádiz (€23,313 million), 2nd and 3rd respectively. Its metropolitan area concentrates the vast majority of the provincial economic activity and constitutes the largest economic pole and the one with the highest income per household in the region (€28,962), considerably above the Andalusian average (€24,091), being the only At a regional level, this slightly exceeds the national average (€28,417), concentrating in the capital itself and Aljarafe the wealthiest municipalities in Andalusia, with incomes per household above €30,000, but still well below the average. other large metropolitan areas such as Madrid (€40,554) and Barcelona (€37,402), although quite similar to Valencia (€31,074). Contrast the rest of the province, outside the metropolitan area, which can be as low as €20,000 per household. Compared with the rest of the region, only Malaga (€28,098) presents similar values to Seville in its metropolitan area, although if we focus only on provincial capitals, Jaén (€31,383) and Cádiz (€31,292 €) is slightly higher than that of Seville (€31,141) and Malaga is left behind with €28,916.

Seville is also the main industrial hub in Andalusia, with a GVA in 2018 of €5,594 million, followed by Cádiz (€3,252 million) and Huelva (€2,096 million). Likewise, it is also the province with the highest proportion of highly qualified employment, highlighting the PCT Cartuja, which is the largest and most advanced technology park in Andalusia with an economic activity of €3.45 billion and more than 25,500 workers in 2021. Consolidated as The province's growth engine, even in 2020 its economic activity grew by 2.6% and employment by 4.3% despite the effects of the pandemic. Also in the province is Aeropolis, the largest aerospace park in Andalusia and one of the most important in Spain, where important companies in the aerospace sector such as Airbus have a presence.

Agriculture and livestock

The final production of the year 2008 according to INE 2008 was 1051 million euros, maintaining the province of Seville as the second province that contributes the most of the Andalusians -the first is Almería-, with 18% of the total of Andalusia. The primary sector contributes 3% to the whole GDP of the province of Seville.

Agriculture

Of the total area, 8,640 km² are farmland, 1,340 km² are meadows and pastures, and 2,650 km² are land. Highlight the 81 km² dedicated to organic farming. The province of Seville produces among other products:

Livestock

The 2005 livestock census, according to data from the Statistics Institute of Andalusia, was as follows:

• Highlight the production of eggs: 650 million ud, 1.a Andalusian province (42 % of Andalusia).

Construction and industry

The final production of the year 2008 according to INE 2008 was 7198 million euros.^{[citation required]}

Construction

According to data from the Statistics Institute of Andalusia, 19,751 homes were completed in 2005 and cement consumption was 2.06 billion MT.^{[citation required]}

Industry

Agri-food industry. IEA 2005 data.

Aeronautical industry. With 4,404 workers and a production of €629 million (12.4% of Spain).^{[citation required]}

The province of Seville is home to the largest industrial estate in Andalusia, the Polígono Isla Mayor in Dos Hermanas, 2 km from the capital (currently in the expansion phase, which will double its area) and the largest industrial area in the autonomous community located in Alcalá de Guadaíra (which consumes more electricity than the capital itself) located just 5 km away.^{[citation required]}

In the first quarter of 2023, the headquarters of the Spanish Space Agency will be inaugurated, which is a future state agency located in Seville, whose creation was announced by the Government of Spain on May 27, 2021 and which will be in charge of managing Spain's space program. Its functions include preparing a Spanish Space Strategy, efficiently coordinating the different national organizations with responsibilities in the space sector and unifying international collaboration. It also has a component dedicated to national security. It will have an initial budget of close to 500 million euros and it is estimated that it will be able to create around 1,600 jobs.

R+D+i

There are two technology parks in operation in the province: Cartuja 93 (in the city of Seville) and Aerópolis (in La Rinconada).

• Cartuja 93 Scientific and Technological Park. The Cartuja 93 technology park employs 13 262 people, accommodates 329 companies and entities (5% of which are of advanced technologies that generate 78% of employment and production) and has in 2006 a production of €1897 million.^{[chuckles]required]}
• Aeropolis. More than thirty auxiliary companies in the aeronautical sector work as suppliers of aircraft manufacturers and the aerospace industry.^{[chuckles]required]}
• Centro Tecnológico Palmas Altas. The largest private technology park in Spain is built in Palmas Altas next to the Port of Seville, where the industrial and engineering group Abengoa and various related companies will be established.^{[chuckles]required]}

Technology parks under construction:

• Technological Park of Research and Development. Work is currently underway in the fourth technological park of the city in the Entrenúcleos area, between Dos Hermanas and Montequinto.

Services

The tertiary sector contributes 63% of the GDP of the province of Seville as a whole.^{[citation required]}

University

Universities in Seville:

• University of Seville. Public. The largest number of students enrolled in Graduate studies, in front of Granada, in Andalusia and 3.a in Spain with 57 529 in 2014/15.
• Pablo de Olavide. Public. In 2014/15 they passed through their classrooms 8980 Grade students.
• Loyola University Andalusia. Private. First Andalusian private university, has campuses in Seville and Cordoba. It belongs to the international network of universities of the Society of Jesus.
• CEU-San Pablo. Private.
• CEADE, Centro Andaluz de Estudios Universitarios. Private.

In addition, the capital has one of the headquarters of the International University of Andalusia.

Trade

The province of Seville presents the following foreign trade data:

• Exports abroad: 5179.3 million euros (2.a Andalusian province after Cadiz and 17th Spanish province)
• Imports from abroad: 2331.89 million euros (3.a Andalusian province after Cádiz and Huelva).

Transportation

• Puerto de Sevilla

Situated 80 kilometers from the mouth of the Guadalquivir, Seville is the only commercial river port in Spain. Its hinterland covers all of Western Andalusia, Extremadura and, in some products, the center of Spain. It has one of the largest industrial and service areas in the entire Spanish port system (60 hectares). By freight traffic, it moved 4.79 MT in 2016. In 2010 the new lock was inaugurated. Work is currently underway on the new lock and the deepening of the navigable channel that will allow the passage of larger tonnage vessels. The general urbanization of the area is also being carried out, which, among others, includes the construction of the Aquarium of Las Delicias. The completion of these works will be in the summer of 2011.

• Sevilla-San Pablo Airport.

By number of passengers it is the 12th in Spain and 2nd in Andalusia with a total of 4,624,038 users in 2016 and an increase of 7.3% compared to the previous year. There are currently 46 destinations, 30 internationals to 12 countries and 16 nationals. By freight traffic it is the 9th in Spain and 1st in Andalusia with a total of 6619 MT.

Tourism

• In 2016 more than 2.5 million tourists arrived in the city of Seville. Seville thus receives 3.3% of tourists visiting Spain, a total of 75.6 million in 2016. In particular, the city of Seville is the most visited capital in Andalusia, and it is located at the national level only behind Barcelona and Madrid. In the rest of the province tourism is not sufficiently developed.
• Important development of business tourism, conventions and congresses. The fairs have reached 860 000 visitors in 2016, with an impact close to 100 million euros.

Notable people

Culture

Speak

There are compilations and glossaries on the speech of localities and regions of the province, such as, for example, the glossary on terms, phrases and traits used in western Aljarafe published by Fernando José Sánchez Bautista.