Province of Segovia

Overview

The province has a population of 149,286, of whom about 35% live in the capital, Segovia. Of the 209 municipalities in the province, more than half are villages with under 200 people. As of 2024, there are five municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants:

• Real Sitio de San Ildefonso with 5,205.
• Palazuelos de Eresma with 5,968.
• Cuéllar with 9,530.
• El Espinar with 10,145.
• Segovia with 51,525.

The name Segovia is said to be of Celtiberian origin, but also thought to be derived from the conquest and occupation of Castile by the Visigoths, a Scandinavian / Germanic tribe living in Castile from the 4th to 6th centuries AD. The provincial corporation consists of 25 elected members. After the recent elections there are 10 members of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party and 15 of the People's Party. The historical heritage of this province is rich and varied. The capital city has the 800-metre-long Roman Aqueduct of Segovia, which is unique to the province. The capital was declared a world heritage site in 1985. Agriculture also contributes significantly to the province's Gross Domestic Product. Wheat, barley, rye and rice have been the most important cereals. During the seventeenth century many of the province's towns recorded decline in cereal production. Cattle rearing is also an important commercial activity.

Population development

The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1)

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PlotData= color:skyblue width:20 shift:(-50,-5) fontsize:M anchor:till bar:1877 from:0 till:151 text:151,260 bar:1887 from:0 till:156 text:155,941 bar:1900 from:0 till:163 text:162,760 bar:1910 from:0 till:174 text:173,602 bar:1920 from:0 till:175 text:174,205 bar:1930 from:0 till:184 text:183,609 bar:1940 from:0 till:194 text:194,184 bar:1950 from:0 till:203 text:203,488 bar:1960 from:0 till:202 text:201,794 bar:1970 from:0 till:162 text:162,106 bar:1980 from:0 till:149 text:149,361 bar:1990 from:0 till:147 text:147,188 bar:2000 from:0 till:148 text:147,694 bar:2010 from:0 till:163 text:163,171 bar:2020 from:0 till:153 text:153,478 TextData= pos:(35,20) fontsize:M text:"Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, INE"

References

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