Pozoblanco

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Pozoblanco
Location

Location of Pozoblanco
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General information
Native name Pozoblanco (Spanish)
Spanish name Pozoblanco
Postal code 14400
Website http://www.pozoblanco.es/
Administration
Country Spain
Autonomous Community Andalusia
Province Córdoba
Comarca Los Pedroches
Mayor Benito García de Torres (PSOE)
Geography
Land Area 332 km²
Altitude 654 m AMSL
Population
Population 17.219 (2007)
Density 51,86 hab./km² (2007)

Pozoblanco is a town in the Córdoba province of southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It's population is estimated at 16,996 according to the National Institute of Statistics. It is located near the head-waters of the Guadamatillas and of other small sub-tributaries of the Guadiana, in the lowlands of Los Pedroches, which lie between the Sierra de la Alcildia on the north and the Sierra Morena on the south.

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Coordinates: 38°23′N, 4°51′W