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Seville: A City of Innovation, Heritage, and Growth
Sevilla has 693,229 inhabitants (2023), making it the fifth most populated city in Spain, the most populated and has the largest GDP in Andalusia.
Seville can boast of being the only Spanish city with an inland port on the Gualdalquivir, which represents a significant increase in the city’s exports and imports, as well as a significant gain in tourists who come to visit it.
Seville’s evolution
The capital of Seville had an important urban development when the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 was held, leaving behind great architectural legacies such as the Plaza de España. Not being the only major event located in the city, in 1992 the Universal Exhibition was held, providing a consistent improvement in its land communications.
But Seville always wants more, which is why in recent years it has managed to continue diversifying its scientific-technological offer both with projects such as the Cartuja Scientific Park, the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), the two Universities present in the city (University of Seville and Pablo de Olavide University), being the headquarters of the Spanish Space Agency and the celebration of major events such as the Goya and the Grammys this November. It is also considered an important neuralgic point for technological research in renewable energy and the aeronautical industry (Airbus).
Seville’s evolution
The capital of Seville had an important urban development when the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 was held, leaving behind great architectural legacies such as the Plaza de España. Not being the only major event located in the city, in 1992 the Universal Exhibition was held, providing a consistent improvement in its land communications.
But Seville always wants more, which is why in recent years it has managed to continue diversifying its scientific-technological offer both with projects such as the Cartuja Scientific Park, the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), the two Universities present in the city (University of Seville and Pablo de Olavide University), being the headquarters of the Spanish Space Agency and the celebration of major events such as the Goya and the Grammys this November. It is also considered an important neuralgic point for technological research in renewable energy and the aeronautical industry (Airbus).
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