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Utiel is a municipality in the comarca of Plana de Utiel in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Utiel | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Utiel Location in Spain  Utiel Utiel (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′2″N 1°12′24″W | |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Plana de Utiel |
| Judicial district | Requena |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | José Luis Ramírez Ortiz (2011) (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 236.9 km2 (91.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 11,540 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Utielano, Utielana |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46300 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
According to the 2014 census,[2] the municipality has a population of 12,082 inhabitants.
The Shrine of El Remedio is located on top of the Sierra de Utiel range, near Utiel.[3]
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- Utiel town.
- Las Casas, at the feet of the Sierra de la Bicuerca, with 350 inhabitants.[4]
- Los Corraleses, about 5 km from Utiel town, with 327 inhabitants
- Las Cuevas, with 607 inhabitants. The railway station of the Cuenca-Valencia line is located in this village.
- Estenas, in the Sierra del Negrete, with 34 inhabitants
- La Torre, about 13 km NW of Utiel town, with 145 inhabitants
- Other minor settlements include El Remedio, Casas de Medina and El Hontanar.
Utiel has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk) with precipitation being irregular in some years. Winters are cool to mild, while the summers are hot, although the nights can be relatively cool. It is one of the driest cities in the Province of Valencia.[5]
| Climate data for Utiel (1991–2020), extremes (1991-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.3 (104.5) |
41.6 (106.9) |
43.3 (109.9) |
39.3 (102.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
43.3 (109.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
21.3 (70.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
14.0 (57.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.6 (33.1) |
6.5 (43.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.8 (1.09) |
16.2 (0.64) |
26.7 (1.05) |
37.0 (1.46) |
43.8 (1.72) |
26.5 (1.04) |
7.1 (0.28) |
11.6 (0.46) |
32.0 (1.26) |
40.2 (1.58) |
36.0 (1.42) |
30.6 (1.20) |
335.5 (13.2) |
| Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia[6] | |||||||||||||
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