Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo

What Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo does

Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo is a public municipal government entity (Ayuntamiento) located in the province of Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain, serving 14,175 residents across a 63.1 km² municipal area. Formed on 23 February 1927 from the merger of Peñarroya and Pueblonuevo del Terrible — two settlements whose development was driven by 19th-century coal mining and the French-founded Sociedad Minera y Metalúrgica de Peñarroya (1881) — the municipality is the administrative capital of the Alto Valle del Guadiato region. Its functional scope spans local governance, public administration, urban waste management, cultural programming, sports facilities, youth services, digital inclusion, and tourism promotion anchored by the Geological-Mining Museum housed in a historic Eiffel-designed factory building.

The municipality's core digital product surface is built on a CKAN-based open data portal (Datos Abiertos) with REST/JSON API access for developers, an electronic headquarters (Sede Electrónica) for online administrative procedures, a transparency portal (Portal de Transparencia Municipal) for compliance with Spanish open government legislation, and FIWARE-based smart city infrastructure co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund via Red.es. Supplementary service modules include the Public Library, Casa de la Cultura, Casa de la Juventud, Centro Guadalinfo (digital literacy center), and the Carné Joven discount program connecting 80+ local businesses with youth aged 14-30. The platform integrates with national datos.gob.es, DCAT interoperability standards, and WMS/WMTS geoservices from the Provincial Deputation of Córdoba.

The entity operates under a public sector revenue model funded by municipal taxation — primarily property tax (IBI), construction and urban activity taxes (ICIO), and various municipal fees — supplemented by provincial grants from the Diputación de Córdoba (notably the Instituto Provincial de Bienestar Social) and EU/ERDF co-financing for smart city initiatives. Distribution is direct through town hall facilities and provincial partnerships (notably Epremasa for waste management), with citizen participation channels including digital forums and social media profiles. No commercial pricing applies; all services are either tax-funded or provided at subsidized rates.

Name

Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo

Legal name

Ayuntamiento de Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo

Website

https://penarroyapueblonuevo.es

Company type

Public

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo is a Spanish municipality in Córdoba province serving 14,175 residents through local governance, digital administrative services via its CKAN-based open data portal and electronic headquarters, cultural programming, waste management, digital inclusion, and tourism anchored by a historic Geological-Mining Museum.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive Offices (921110), Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined (92114), Other General Government Support (92119)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Communications, Transparency & Open Government (BPAIAAAH), City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local public administration
• Electronic administration
• Civic amenities
• Municipal transparency

Headquarters

HQ city

Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal taxation and fees: Revenue from property taxes (IBI), construction and urban activity taxes (ICIO), urban planning revenues, and various municipal fees and public service pricing

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo is a Spanish municipality that delivers public administration and civic services to its approximately 14,175 residents. Its core offerings include a transparency portal, an electronic headquarters for online administrative procedures, a municipal library, a municipal museum, a cultural center, a youth center, a digital inclusion center, and an open data platform that publishes municipal data.

Product overview

Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo is a Spanish municipality offering a portfolio of civic services centered on its Transparency Portal (Portal de Transparencia Municipal) and Open Data initiative (Datos Abiertos), which provide public sector information access via CKAN-based APIs. The core offering includes the Electronic Headquarters (Sede Electrónica) for digital administrative procedures, the Geological-Mining Museum (Museo Geológico-Minero) as a cultural attraction, and community facilities such as the Public Library, Casa de la Cultura, Casa de la Juventud, and Guadalinfo Center for digital inclusion. The Open Data platform offers developer APIs in JSON/REST format alongside traditional formats (XLS, XML, CSV, GeoJSON, RDF). Supplementary services include the Carné Joven discount program for youth. These products function as interconnected civic service modules rather than a unified commercial software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hotel Rural Las Minas: A rural hotel located in the municipality, listed under tourism offerings.

Products and services

• Transparency Portal Online portal that publishes municipal transparency information, including public accounts, budgets, contracts, and governance data, for residents and citizens of Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo.
• Electronic Headquarters (Sede Electrónica) Online platform that allows residents and citizens to complete administrative procedures, submit applications, and access official municipal records and certificates digitally.
• Municipal Library Public library offering reading, lending, and educational resources to residents and citizens of Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo.
• Municipal Museum Public museum preserving and exhibiting local heritage and history for residents and visitors of Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo.
• Cultural Center Public facility hosting cultural events, exhibitions, and community programming for residents of Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo.
• Youth Center Public facility providing youth-oriented programming, activities, and services for young residents of Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo.
• Digital Inclusion Center Public facility supporting digital literacy and access to online government and digital tools for residents of Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo, particularly those with limited digital skills.
• Open Data Platform CKAN-based open data platform that publishes municipal datasets and public information for citizens, researchers, and third-party developers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Epremasa (Empresa Provincial de Residuos de Córdoba)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on waste management infrastructure including implementation of the brown bin (contenedor marrón) for organic waste collection. Epremasa provides provincial-level waste management services to the municipality.
• Instituto Provincial de Bienestar Social, Diputación de CórdobacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial social welfare institute providing funding for social inclusion programs. Co-financed the hiring of two Social Inclusion Assistants for COVID-19 support with a grant of €12,094.08 under the Provincial Program for Extraordinary Support for Social Inclusion.
• Carné Joven partner establishmentsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOver 80 local businesses in Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo participate in the regional Carné Joven youth card program, offering 10-35% discounts on products and services to young people aged 14-30. Participating categories include jewelry, optics, auto schools, dentists, sports facilities, restaurants, and more.
• Red.es / European Regional Development FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmart city project 'Municipios cordobeses inteligentes y sostenibles' co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, managed by Red.es. Implements smart city solutions and open data platform based on FIWARE technology across provincial municipalities.
• Mancomunidad de municipios de Valle del GuadiatocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal association grouping the municipalities of the Guadiato Valley region. Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo serves as the capital/center of this association.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ayuntamiento de Montilla: Cordoba-province municipality sharing the same CKAN open-data infrastructure and 'montilla-opendata.e-admin.es' API base URL, and a co-participant in the Red.es 'Municipios cordobeses inteligentes y sostenibles' smart-city project — making it the closest functional and technological peer.

Regional players

• Mancomunidad de Municipios Valle del Guadiato: Inter-municipal consortium in which Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo is the capital; comparable in scale and remit to other rural Andalusian mancomunidades that aggregate municipal services across depopulated comarcas.

Broad incumbents

• Diputación de Córdoba: Provincial governing body providing the Epremasa waste service, IDE/WMS-WMTS geospatial infrastructure and co-financing for social inclusion programs that Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo depends on — a broader incumbent across the same public-administration value chain.

Others

• Red.es: National entity co-financing the FIWARE-based smart-city project Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo participates in. Relevant as the funding and standards authority shaping the peer set's digital roadmap.
• Consorcio Fernando de los Ríos (Guadalinfo): Public consortium operating the Guadalinfo digital-inclusion network of ~700 centers across Andalusia, including Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo's own Centro Guadalinfo — comparable as the operator-level peer for the municipality's flagship digital-inclusion product.
• Epremasa (Empresa Provincial de Residuos de Córdoba): Provincial waste-management utility that implements Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo's brown-bin program and similar container rollouts across Cordoba municipalities — a service-delivery counterpart rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/penarroyapueblonuevo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@dialogosconjavierdelosrios8282
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pe%C3%B1arroya-pueblonuevo

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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