Villanueva de la Jara

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Villanueva de la Jara, Spain
Official seal of Villanueva de la Jara, Spain
Seal
Nickname: Jareños, jareñas
Government
 - Mayor Juan Francisco García Peraile (PSOE)
Area
 - Total 156 km² (60.2 sq mi)
 - Land 156 km² (60.2 sq mi)
 - Water 0.00 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 2,132
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)


Villanueva de la Jara is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 2,132.

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[edit] Situation

It is located in la Manchuela Conquense, in the south of the Cuenca (province).

[edit] Population

It has got a population of 2,132 (INE 2006).

Discalced Carmelites Convent
Discalced Carmelites Convent
Villanueva de la Jara's town council
Villanueva de la Jara's town council

[edit] Interesting places

  • Nuestra Señora de la Asunción's parochial church.
  • Discalced Carmelites Convent.
  • Nuestra Señora del Carmen's church.
  • San Antón's hermitage.
  • Mayor Square.
Nuestra Señora de la Asunción's parochial church
Nuestra Señora de la Asunción's parochial church

[edit] Distance over some capitals

Madrid: 219,8 km Valencia: 156,7 km Cuenca: 84,6 km. Albacete: 60,5 km. Toledo: 207,8 km.

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Coordinates: 39°26′N 1°56′W / 39.433, -1.933