Corral de Almaguer
| Corral de Almaguer municipality | |||
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| Autonomous Community : | Castile-La Mancha | ||
| Province : | Toledo | ||
| Coordinates | 39 ° 46 ′ N , 3 ° 10 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 328.7 km² | ||
| Residents : | 5,352 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 16.28 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Postal code : | 45880 | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 45054 | ||
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| Website : | www.corraldealmaguer.es | ||
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Corral de Almaguer is a Spanish municipality in the province of Toledo in the autonomous region of Castile-La Mancha . In 2019 there were 5352 inhabitants in the municipality. The municipal area is 328.7 km².
history
The municipality is located on the banks of the Riánsares River, the name Almaguer comes from the Arabic al-Magid and means irrigation canal.
There has been evidence of these settlements in the area since the Neolithic . The interpretation of the large number of archaeological remains, mainly through the excavations on Cerro del Castillo Gollino mountain with the discovery of a walled settlement from the Iron Age . The examination of the artefacts using the radiocarbon method C14 confirm the correctness of this assumption of the archaeologists.
In 1312 Diego Muñiz, Grand Master of the Order of Santiago , granted the privilege with the title of Villa.
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1991 | 2000 | 2005 |
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| Residents | 4,996 | 4,916 | 6.354 | 8,491 | 7,837 | 8,603 | 8,261 | 8.006 | 6,249 | 5,782 | 5,622 | 5,904 |
Juliana Fernández de la Cueva Lominchar has been the city's mayor since 2007 and is a member of the Partido Popular party .
Well-known people in the city
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).