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Anguita
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| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha | ||
| Province | Guadalajara | ||
| Comarca | Sierra norte de Guadalajara | ||
| Judicial district | Sigüenza | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Claudio Sancho González (PSOE) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 127.19 km2 (49.1 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 1,107 m (3,632 ft) | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 203 | ||
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Anguiteños | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 19283 | ||
Anguita is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. As of 2009[update], the municipality has a population of 203 inhabitants.
It is situated on the river Tajuña and its tributaries, La Madre and creek Prado. In the surroundings has an important population of Dupont's Lark (Chersophilus duponti).
The municipal term includes the towns of Aguilar de Anguita, Anguita, Padilla del Ducado, Santa María del Espino and Villarejo de Medina.
Anguita's area has been populated since ancient times. Anguita has remains of a Roman camp, although it is possible that it has been a Celtiberian city before.
During the al-Andalus period, Anguita was located on the frontier with the northern Christian-held territory.
In 1813 the first Diputation of Spain was signed here.