37º11N 5º47W, pop (2001e) 46 200. City in Seville province, Andalusia, SW Spain; SE of the city of Seville, on a branch of the Guadalquivir R; known as Utricula by Romans; ruined during the Peninsular War (180814) and rebuilt; remaining landmarks are a Moorish castle (14th-c), the Gothic churches of Santa Maria and Santa Santiago, and the Sanctuary of Consolation; birthplace of brothers Alvarez Quintero; rail junction; fertile agricultural region; olive oil, poultry, wines, margarine, cereals, flour, textiles; horse breeding, fighting bulls raised for the ring.
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| Country | Spain | ||||
| Organization: | |||||
| - Region: | Andalusia | ||||
| - Province | Seville | ||||
| Postal code | 41710 | ||||
| Coordinates: | |||||
| - Latitude | 37º 10' N | ||||
| - Longitude | 12º 5' W | ||||
| Surface | 681.34 km² | ||||
| Elevation (AMSL) | 42 m | ||||
| Foundation | unknown | ||||
| Population: | |||||
| - Total | 47.429 inhabitants (2005) | ||||
| - Density | 69 people per km² | ||||
| Demonym | Utrerano | ||||
| Mayor | Francisco Jiménez Morales (2005) | ||||
| Web site | www.utrera.org | ||||
Utrera is a town in Andalucia in south-west Spain.
The town is of great historical interest.
Utrera is considered the cradle of the fighting bull, and there are many famous cattle farms in its municipal district.
The area is known for numerous festivities, particularly the fair, which is celebrated during the days before and after the day of Utrera's patron saint: the Virgin of Consolación.
Utrera is also known for the mostachón, a kind of small flattened cake made with sugar and cinnamon.
Climate
Utrera's climate is characterized by the annual alternation of a dry period, which lasts more than four months and with high temperatures, and other one humid (autumn-winter) with mild temperatures.
The monthly distribution of the rain corresponds to the one typical of the Mediterranean climate, that is, the rain season take place in autumn-winter and in the summer it almost does not rain, except for very occasional summer storms.
The average annual temperature is 17.5ºC. It is also celebrated the bicycle's day, in which many people make a route around the city riding a bicycle. Utrera Fair is very famous in the province of Seville, and even in Andalusia, too.
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