Villanueva de la Jara
Municipality in Castile-La Mancha, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Villanueva de la Jara, popularly called La Jara, is a town and municipality in the Manchuela Conquense comarca, this in turn is part of the La Manchuela comarca, province of Cuenca, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is known for the cultivation of portobellos and other edible fungi which is the main economic activity of the locality.
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Villanueva de la Jara | |
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municipality | |
Nickname(s): Spanish: Jareño, jareña | |
Coordinates: 36°28′N 6°12′W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
Province | Cuenca |
Comarca | La Manchuela |
Comarca | Manchuela Conquense |
Municipality | Villanueva de la Jara |
Founded | Roman remains. Grant of villa since 1476 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mercedes Herreras Fogarty (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 156 km2 (60 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 2,304 |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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