AGUILAR de la Frontera, a very fertile district of the province of Cordova in Spain, with a population of 18,844, chiefly engaged in agriculture, cattle breeding, and the manufacture of oil and pottery.
Its chief town, of the same name, stands near the river Cabra, seven leagues S.S.E. of Cordova. The houses are well built, and distinguished by their cleanliness and regularity, both external and internal. The principal buildings are the parish church, the chapter-house, the prison, and the markets. There are two convents, two public schools, a charity-hospital, and a house of refuge. Near the church are the ruins of a once magnificent castle. The principal products are wine and oil. Pop. 11,836.
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