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Cabra is a municipalitiy in the province of Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain. It is also the name of the former ruling family of that area. As of 2005 it had a population of 20,940Instituto Nacional de Estadística population statistics.
Geography
Cabra is in the center of Andalucía. The mean altitude is 452 meters. It covers 229 km ² and has a density of 91.4 inhab/km ². The mean geographical coordinates are 37º ' N, 4º 26 ' E, and it is 72 kilometers from the province capital, Córdoba.
History
The area has been settled since the Paleolithic. During Carthaginian and Roman times the area was agricultural, with the old town of Cabra being the market center.
Economy
Cabra’s economy is based on orchards of olives and grapes. The Parque Natural de las Subbéticas. takes up part of the municipality. There are eight small villages, notably Gaena and La Benita.
Agriculture is the most important occupation occupying up to 45% of the population, depending on the time of year. Over 85% of the land (outside the park) is cultivated almost entirely in olive trees and grapevines. High quality oils are produced from both the olives and the grape seeds. The industrial sector occupies approximately 30% of the population, with some textiles, metal working, and furniture making. Industrial food-processing is carried out mostly in the towns of Lucena, Baena and Priego. The remainder of the Cabraian population is involved in service industries, including minor tourism. At agriculturally slack times of the year the unemployment rate reaches over 30%.
References
External links
"Cabra, Córdoba"