Chinchilla de Montearagón

Municipality in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Chinchilla de Montearagón or Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón, or simply Chinchilla, is a municipality in the province of Albacete in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Spreading across a total area of 679.27 km2 (262.27 sq mi),[2] the municipality has population of 4,182 (2018).

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Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón
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Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón
Location in Albacete
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Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón
Location in Castilla-La Mancha
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Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°55′15″N 1°43′33″W
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastilla–La Mancha
ProvinceAlbacete
Area
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679.27 km2 (262.27 sq mi)
Elevation
907 m (2,976 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total
4,182
  Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
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Description

This town is located 15 km from the capital of the province. In 2008, with 3,660 inhabitants, according to INE data, but according to water consumption data are estimated about 5,000 since many are not registered in this town used by many as a dormitory town of Albacete.[citation needed] It includes the hamlets of Casa Blanca de los Rioteros, Estación de Chinchilla, La Felipa, Horna, Pinilla, Pozo Bueno, Pozo de la Peña and El Villar de Chinchilla (wines produced in the latter parish belong to the Almansa Denominación de Origen). The Church of Santa María del Salvador stands in the town.

Historical data

In the short-lived 1822 territorial division of Spain, Chinchilla was to be the provincial capital;[3] the 1833 territorial division of Spain, which remains largely in effect today, moved the capital to Albacete.[4]

Since 1991 the municipality has been governed by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).[citation needed]

In 2003, two trains collided overnight, leaving 19 dead and 50 injured.

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