Luzón

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Luzón
municipality

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Luzón
Coordinates: ES 41°1′37″N 2°16′32″W / 41.02694°N 2.27556°W / 41.02694; -2.27556
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Castile-La Mancha
Province Guadalajara
Comarca Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo
Area
  Total 56.98 km2 (22.00 sq mi)
Elevation 1,176 m (3,858 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 79
  Density 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Luzonero/Luzonera or Luzonense
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 19285

Luzón is a municipality in the comarca of Señorío de Molina-Alto Tajo, province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, in central Spain. According to the 2012 census of the INE, the municipality has a population of only 79 inhabitants, having undergone a severe population decline since the last half of the twentieth century.

Location

Luzón is located on top of a small hillock peaked by the parish church which is dedicated to Saint Peter the Apostle and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara.[1]

This town lies in the Tajuña river valley, at the feet of the Sierra de Solorio range, Sistema Ibérico. The nearest towns are Anguita to the west and Maranchón to the east.[2]

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