Cuenca (province)

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Cuenca
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Flag Coat of Arms
Capital Cuenca
Official language(s) Spanish
Area
 – Total
 – % of Spain
Ranked 5
 17,141 km²
 
Population
 – Total (2007)
 – % of Spain
 – Density
Ranked 44
 211,375
 
 12,33/km²
Demonym
 – English
 – Spanish

 
 Conquense
Autonomous Community Castile-La Mancha
Government Diputation of Cuenca
President Juan Manuel Ávila Francés (PSOE)
http://www.dipucuenca.es/

Cuenca is a province of central Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It is bordered by the provinces of Valencia (including its exclave Rincón de Ademuz), Albacete, Ciudad Real, Toledo, Madrid, Guadalajara, and Teruel.

211,375 people (2007) live in the province. Its capital is Cuenca, where nearly a quarter of the population live, some 52,980 people. There are 238 municipalities in Cuenca.

Other populous towns and municipalities include Tarancón, San Clemente, Quintanar del Rey, Honrubia, Villanueva de la Jara, Motilla del Palancar, Mota del Cuervo and Las Pedroñeras.

[edit] Municipalities

See a list of municipalities in Cuenca.

Cuenca provincial parliament
Cuenca provincial parliament
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Coordinates: 40°00′N, 2°00′W