Castro del Río is a municipality in Spain, in the province of Cordoba, in Andalusia. On 1 January 2025 it had 7,597 inhabitants according to the INE municipal register (padrón), over an area of about 219.2 km².
Population density is about 35 per km²: a partly rural municipality, with a main town and scattered villages or developments. Of the 25 municipalities in the province of Cordoba with at least 5,000 inhabitants, it is number 19 by population.
As the crow flies it lies about 27 km south-east of Cordoba, the provincial capital. The nearest major city is Malaga, about 105 km away.
Nearby, within a few dozen kilometres, are other destinations featured in our guides: Erasmus in Córdoba (35 km), Córdoba (35 km).
Below you will find a map of neighbouring municipalities, the weather, places to stay in the area and a link to all the municipalities in the province of Cordoba.