Mora, Spain

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Mora, Spain
Flag of Mora, Spain
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Official seal of Mora, Spain
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Locator map for Mora Municipality in Spain
Locator map for Mora Municipality in Spain
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile-La Mancha
Province Toledo
Municipality Mora
Government
 - Mayor (Alcalde) Jose Manuel Villarrubia De La Rosa (2007)
Area
 - Total 169.6 km² (65.5 sq mi)
Elevation 717 m (2,352 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 10,072
 - Density 59.4/km² (153.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website: http://www.mora.es

Mora is a town and municipality in Toledo province, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. The area is most famous for the abandoned ruins of the San Marcos de Yegros monastery of the Order of Santiago, located northeast of the town of Mora about 10 km on the Calle de los Dolores in the village of Paraje de Yegros.