Seville

Seville is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville in Spain, with an urban population of about 1.3 million, making it the fourth largest city in Spain. It is also the only city in Spain with an inland port. The total population of the city is 650,000. Seville is located in the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula, in the lower valley of the Guadalquivir River, about 120 kilometers south of the Bay of Cádiz. The Guadalquivir River flows through the city, and the architecture of the old city still retains traces of the centuries when it was ruled by the Moors. The valley is wide and flat, with an altitude of less than 100 meters, and is mostly fertile alluvial soil. The average temperature in January is 11°C, in July 28°C, and the extreme highest temperature is 47.2°C. The annual precipitation is 539 millimeters, concentrated in the winter half of the year.