Ecija

Ecija, a city of Spain, in the province of Seville, 34 miles SW. of Cordova by rail, is situated in a fertile district, producing corn, wine, and some cotton. An old Roman and Moorish town, it possesses several traces of the architecture of those peoples. On account of its great heat, it is popularly known as the 'Frying-pan of Andalusia.' The manufacture of oil and weaving are the chief industries. Pop. 26,637.