iCliGo: Huelva Province

Huelva Province Spain

Huelva Province is located in southern Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It borders Portugal, the provinces of Badajoz, Seville, and Cádiz, and the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital city is Huelva. The province covers an area of 10,148 km² and has a population of 483,792 (2005), about 30% of whom live in the capital. The population density is 47.67 inhabitants per km², and the province comprises 79 municipalities. The economy is based primarily on agriculture and mining. The famous Rio Tinto mines have been worked since before 1000 BC and were a major source of copper for the Roman Empire. To illustrate the scale of ancient mining, about sixteen million tons of Roman slag have been identified at the site. British companies resumed large-scale mining in 1873, and the district later lent its name to the Rio Tinto Group. The province includes the towns of Palos de la Frontera and Moguer, from which Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage in 1492. Huelva Province also shares the Doñana National Park (Parque Nacional de Doñana).

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Sevilla (SVQ)

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Huelva Province, Spain

Huelva Province Spain