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*[[Toledo (province)|Toledo]]
*[[Toledo (province)|Toledo]]


Other important Towns in Castile-La Mancha (with more than 25 000 inhabitants) are:


The 25 municipalities most populous of Castile-La Mancha according to INE (2008) are:
*[[Talavera de la Reina]], Toledo
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*[[Puertollano]], Ciudad Real
!bgcolor=black colspan=8 style="color:white;"|Municipios más poblados de Castilla-La Mancha
*[[Tomelloso]], Ciudad Real
|-bgcolor=#efefef
*[[Hellín]], Albacete
!width=4% |Rank
*[[Alcázar de San Juan]], Ciudad Real
!width=45% |Municipality
*[[Valdepeñas]], Ciudad Real
!width=40% |Province
*[[Almansa]], Albacete
!width=11% |Population
*[[Azuqueca de Henares]], Guadalajara
|-

|1ª||align=left|'''[[Albacete]]||align=center|''Albacete''||align=right|166.909
Other towns in Castile-La Mancha (with fewer than 25 000 inhabitants) are:
|-
[[File:Molinos de Consuegra.jpg|thumb|right|228px|Group of [[windmill|old windmill]]s at [[Consuegra]] in Castile La Mancha.]]
|2ª||align=left|'''[[Talavera de la Reina]]||align=center|''Toledo''||align=right|87.763
*[[Caudete]], Albacete
|-
*[[Puebla de Don Rodrigo]], Ciudad Real
|3ª||align=left|'''[[Guadalajara, Spain|Guadalajara]]||align=center|''Guadalajara''||align=right|81.221
*[[Villanueva de la Jara]], Cuenca
|-
*[[Alustante]], Guadalajara
|4ª||align=left|'''[[Toledo]]||align=center|''Toledo''||align=right|80.810
*[[Mazarambroz]], Toledo
|-
*[[Bargas]], Toledo
|5ª||align=left|'''[[Ciudad Real]]||align=center|''Ciudad Real''||align=right|72.208
*[[Illescas]], Toledo
|-
|6ª||align=left|'''[[Cuenca, Spain|Cuenca]]||align=center|''Cuenca''||align=right|54.600
|-
|7ª||align=left|'''[[Puertollano]]||align=center|''Ciudad Real''||align=right|51.305
|-
|8ª|| align=left|'''[[Tomelloso]]||align=center|''Ciudad Real''||align=right|37.532
|-
|9ª|| align=left|'''[[Hellín]]||align=center|''Albacete''||align=right|31.054
|-
|10ª|| align=left|'''[[Azuqueca de Henares]]||align=center|''Guadalajara''||align=right|30.794
|-
|11ª|| align=left|'''[[Alcázar de San Juan]]||align=center|''Ciudad Real''||align=right|30.408
|-
|12ª|| align=left|'''[[Valdepeñas]]||align=center|''Ciudad Real''||align=right|30.255
|-
|13ª|| align=left|'''[[Villarrobledo]]||align=center|''Albacete''||align=right|26.311
|-
|14ª|| align=left|'''[[Almansa]]||align=center|''Albacete''||align=right|25.591
|-
|15ª|| align=left|'''[[Illescas]]||align=center|''Toledo''||align=right|19.167
|-
|16ª|| align=left|'''[[Manzanares, Ciudad Real|Manzanares]]||align=center|''Ciudad Real''||align=right|19.027
|-
|17ª|| align=left|'''[[Daimiel]]||align=center|''Ciudad Real''||align=right|18.389
|-
|18ª|| align=left|'''[[La Solana]]||align=center|''Ciudad Real''||align=right|16.392
|-
|19ª|| align=left|'''[[La Roda]]||align=center|''Albacete''||align=right|16.034
|-
|20ª|| align=left|'''[[Tarancón]]||align=center|''Cuenca''||align=right|14.962
|-
|21ª|| align=left|'''[[Campo de Criptana]]||align=center|''Ciudad Real''||align=right|14.870
|-
|22ª|| align=left|'''[[Seseña]]||align=center|''Toledo''||align=right|13.843
|-
|23ª|| align=left|'''[[Miguelturra]]||align=center|''Ciudad Real''||align=right|13.582
|-
|24ª|| align=left|'''[[Socuéllamos]]||align=center|''Ciudad Real''||align=right|13.357
|-
|25ª|| align=left|'''[[Torrijos]]||align=center|''Toledo''||align=right|12.674
|-
|}


==List of Castles in Castile-La Mancha==
==List of Castles in Castile-La Mancha==

Revision as of 01:55, 2 November 2009

Castilla-La Mancha
Autonomous Community
Flag of Castilla-La Mancha
Flag
Coat-of-arms of Castilla-La Mancha
Coat of arms
Map of Castilla-La Mancha
Map of Castilla-La Mancha
CapitalToledo
Government
 • PresidentJosé María Barreda Fontes (PSOE)
Area
(15.7% of Spain; Ranked 3rd)
 • Total79,463 km2 (30,681 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total2,043,100
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
 • Pop. rank
9th
 • Percent
4.3% of Spain
Demonym
ISO 3166-2
CM
Official languagesSpanish
Statute of Autonomy16 August 1982
ParliamentCortes Generales
Congress seats21 [1]
Senate seats20 + 2 [2]
Websitewww.jccm.es

Castile-La Mancha (Spanish "Castilla-La Mancha") is an autonomous community of Spain.

Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities.

Its capital city is Toledo, and its most populous city is Albacete.

Castile-La Mancha was formerly grouped with the province of Madrid into New Castile ("Castilla la Nueva"), but with the advent of the modern Spanish system of semi-autonomous regions ("las autonomías"), it was separated due to great demographic disparity between the capital and the remaining New-Castilian provinces.

It is mostly in this region where the story of the famous Spanish novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes is situated. Although La Mancha is a windswept, battered plateau, it remains a symbol of the Spanish culture with its sunflowers, mushrooms, oliveyards, windmills, Manchego cheese, and Don Quixote.

History

The history of Castile-La Mancha has been significant. Its origin lay in the Muslim period between the 8th and 14th century. Castile-La Mancha was the region of many historical battles between Christian crusaders and Muslim forces during the period from 1000 to the 14th century (until the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, the aftermath of which assured the Castilian domination of the region with the decline of the Almohad Dynasty). It was also the region where the unification of Castile and Aragon in 1492 under Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand was created.

Region

The Old city of Toledo was declared a World Heritage Site for its extensive cultural and monumental heritage.

Castile-La Mancha is divided into 5 provinces named after their capital cities. The following category includes:


The 25 municipalities most populous of Castile-La Mancha according to INE (2008) are:

Municipios más poblados de Castilla-La Mancha
Rank Municipality Province Population
1ª Albacete Albacete 166.909
2ª Talavera de la Reina Toledo 87.763
3ª Guadalajara Guadalajara 81.221
4ª Toledo Toledo 80.810
5ª Ciudad Real Ciudad Real 72.208
6ª Cuenca Cuenca 54.600
7ª Puertollano Ciudad Real 51.305
8ª Tomelloso Ciudad Real 37.532
9ª Hellín Albacete 31.054
10ª Azuqueca de Henares Guadalajara 30.794
11ª Alcázar de San Juan Ciudad Real 30.408
12ª Valdepeñas Ciudad Real 30.255
13ª Villarrobledo Albacete 26.311
14ª Almansa Albacete 25.591
15ª Illescas Toledo 19.167
16ª Manzanares Ciudad Real 19.027
17ª Daimiel Ciudad Real 18.389
18ª La Solana Ciudad Real 16.392
19ª La Roda Albacete 16.034
20ª Tarancón Cuenca 14.962
21ª Campo de Criptana Ciudad Real 14.870
22ª Seseña Toledo 13.843
23ª Miguelturra Ciudad Real 13.582
24ª Socuéllamos Ciudad Real 13.357
25ª Torrijos Toledo 12.674

List of Castles in Castile-La Mancha

These are some castles of Castile-La Mancha:

References

  1. ^ 4 from province of Albacete, 5 from Ciudad Real, 3 from Cuenca, 3 from Guadalajara and 6 from Toledo.
  2. ^ 20 are directly elected by the people, each province forms a constituency and is granted 4 senators, and 2 regional legislature-appointed senators.

See also

Is common to see medieval castles around Castile La Mancha.
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