El Recuenco

El Recuenco, Spain
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile-La Mancha
Province Guadalajara
Municipality El Recuenco
judicial Party Guadalajara
Government
  Mayor Collada Paulino Ruiz
Area
  Total 75.18 km2 (29.03 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 97
  Density 1.29/km2 (3.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

El Recuenco is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. The Recuenco is located between the mountains of Cuenca, Alcarria and the Alto Tajo.

Geography

Land

The municipality is located on a plateau, resulting in the average altitude being 1,200 meters. This high position permits a slight adjustment in plants with the ability to grow, examples being: pines, oaks, rosemary, and juniper.

The highest point in the municipality's plateau stands 1,302 meters above sea level at its northern part.

Ruins

While little ruins are known of the region, specifically because of the centuries of farmland use by the poor, a few to note are tucked away in the hills, marking the peasants past presence here. These ruins consist of huts and livestock, that's now wild. These simple and fragile structures and animals' presence are from the 3rd and 4th centuries, since abandoned as early as middle of last century.

Fossils have also been found in this region, dating as far back to the Plio-Pleistocene era.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 97 inhabitants. This number is up five from the 2004 census, resulting in 92 inhabitants.

The population has gone down sharply in the municipality since the spike in the 2001 census, which was 114 inhabitants.

Coordinates: 40°37′0″N 2°20′18″W / 40.61667°N 2.33833°W

External links

See also

Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha. Wikipedia.

Province of Guadalajara. Wikipedia.

Spanish Wikipedia article - The Recuenco