Las Pedroñeras
Municipality in Castile-La Mancha, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Las Pedroñeras is a small town and municipality in the province of Cuenca, in the central region of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, southwestern Spain.
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Las Pedroñeras | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 39°26′59″N 2°40′23″W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Community | Castile-La Mancha |
Province | Cuenca |
Comarca | La Mancha |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jose Manuel Tortosa Ruiz (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 225 km2 (87 sq mi) |
Elevation (AMSL) | 745 m (2,444 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 6,548 |
• Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (GMT +1) |
Postal code | 16660 |
Area code | +34 (Spain) + 969 (Cuenca) |
Website | www.laspedroneras.es |
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It was founded around 1500, and it is believed that the name comes from "Pedro" (Stone in Spanish) + "Heras" (Farming Field in Spanish).
Las Pedroñeras has about 7000 people in the winter and 10,000 in the summer. Official data from INE is 7,058 inhabitants.