[133] Towns of Corsica (1872):—Bastia, 17,950; Ajaccio, 16,550; Corte, 5,450; Sartène, 4,150; Bonifacio, 3,600; Bastelica, 2,950; Calenzana, 2,600; Calvi, 2,175 inhabitants.
[134] Authorities:—Coello, F. de Luxan y A. Pascual, “Reseñas Geográfica, Geológica y Agrícola de España;” Baron Davillier et Gust. Doré, “Voyage en Espagne;” De Laborde, “Itinéraire Descriptif de l’Espagne;” Bory de Saint-Vincent, “Résumé Géographique de la Péninsule Ibérique;” De Verneuil et Collomb, “Mémoires Géologiques sur l’Espagne;” Ford, “Handbook for Travellers in Spain;” Fern. Garrido, “L’Espagne Contemporaine;” Cherbuliez, “L’Espagne Politique;” Ed. Quinet, “Mes Vacances en Espagne;” Th. Gautier, “Tras los Montes,” “Voyage en Espagne;” M. Willkomm, “Die Pyrenäische Halbinsel,” “Strand- und Steppengebiete der iberischen Halbinsel;” George Sand, “Un Hiver à Majorque;” Ludw. Salvator, “Balearen in Wort und Bild;” Bladé, “Études Géographiques sur la Vallée d’Andorre;” W. von Humboldt, “Urbewohner Spaniens;” Eug. Cordier, “Organisation de la Famille chez les Basques;” Paul Broca, “Mémoires d’Anthropologie.”
[135] Area of the Iberian peninsula, exclusive of the Balearic Islands, 225,605 square miles; area of Spain, 191,104 square miles; of Portugal (without the Azores), 34,501 square miles. Average height, according to Leipoldt, 2,300 feet.
[136] Contour of peninsula, 2,015 miles, of which 1,301 are on the Atlantic, and 714 on the Mediterranean. Width of the isthmus of the Pyrenees, 260 miles.
| Area. | Population (1870). | Density. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basin of the Duero (Leon and Old Castile, exclusive of Logroño and Santander) | 36,593 sq. m. | 2,550,000 | 69 |
| Basins of the Tajo and the Guadiana | 44,719 sq. m. | 2,276,000 | 51 |
[138] Average rainfall at Madrid, 10·7 inches; evaporation, 72·6 inches.
[139] Mean annual temperature, 57·9°; extremes, 104° and 14° F.
[140] Population of the principal towns of the Castiles (1870):—Old Castile: Valladolid, 60,000; Burgos, 14,000; Salamanca, 13,500; Palencia, 13,000; Zamora, 9,000; Segovia, 7,000; Leon, 7,000; Ávila, 6,000. New Castile: Madrid, 332,000; Toledo, 17,500; Almagro, 14,000; Daimiel, 13,000; Ciudad Real, 12,000; Val de Peñas, 11,000; Almaden, 9,000; Manzanares, 9,000; Cuenca, 7,000; Talavera de la Reyna, 7,500; Guadalajara, 6,000. Estremadura: Badajoz, 22,000; Don Benito, 15,000; Cáceres, 12,000; Villanueva de la Serena, 8,000; Plasencia, 6,000; Mérida, 6,000.
[141] Area of the basin of the Guadalquivir, 21,000 square miles; area of Andalusia, 28,370 square miles; population (1870), 2,749,629; density, 91.