Utiel
Utiel parish | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Valencia | |
Province : | Valencia | |
Comarca : | La Plana de Utiel-Requena | |
Coordinates | 39 ° 34 ′ N , 1 ° 12 ′ W | |
Height : | 720 msnm | |
Area : | 236.9 km² | |
Residents : | 11,531 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 48.67 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | E-46300 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 46249 | |
Nearest airport : | Valencia-Manises Airport | |
administration | ||
Official language : | Castilian | |
Mayor : | José Luis Ramírez Ortiz (PP) | |
Website : | www.utiel.es | |
Location of the municipality | ||
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Utiel is a town in the comarca of La Plana de Utiel-Requena , in the Valencian Community in Spain . It has 11,531 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). The inhabitants of Utiel are called ( Spanish ) utielanos / as .
Utiel is known for viticulture through the countless vineyards of the DO Utiel-Requena .
geography
Utiel is located in the west of the province of Valencia 720 m above sea level. NN , about 80 km west of Valencia . The city is located on the Magro River .
politics
Results of the 2011 municipal council election:
- PP : 9 seats
- PSOE : 6 seats
- Utiel Siglo XXI : 1 seat
- IU : 1 seat
Mayor is José Luis Ramírez Ortiz ( PP ).
Town twinning
sons and daughters of the town
- Leonardo de Figueroa (* 1650; † 1730), architect
- Elías García Martínez (* 1858 - † 1934), painter
- José García-Berlanga Pardo (* 1886; † 1952), lawyer and politician
- José Martínez Ortiz (* 1918; † 2009), writer and historical researcher
- Antonio Cañizares Llovera (* 1945), Archbishop of Valencia and Cardinal
- Màxim Huerta (* 1971), author, journalist and politician
- Victor Ruiz Abril (born 1993), football player
Web links
Commons : Utiel - collection of images, videos and audio files
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).
- ↑ http://elecciones.mir.es/resultados2011/99MU/DMU1746924999_L1.htm?d=3555&e=0