Castile–La Mancha
autonomous community of Spain
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Summary
Castile–La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain[1]. It draws 10,011 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous community of spain category, ranking #14 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Spain[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Head of government: Emiliano García-Page[5]
- Capital: Toledo[6]
- Shares border with: Valencian Community[7], Community of Madrid[8], Andalusia[9], Castile and León[10], Extremadura[11], Region of Murcia[12], Aragon[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Province of Ciudad Real[14], Toledo Province[15], Guadalajara Province[16], Albacete Province[17], Cuenca Province[18]
- Follows: New Castile[19]
- Flag: flag of Castilla-La Mancha[20]
- Legislative body: Cortes of Castile-La Mancha[21]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Castilla–La Mancha[22]
- Commons category: Castile-La Mancha[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[24], UTC+02:00[25]
- Has part(s): Guadalajara Province[26], Toledo Province[27], Cuenca Province[28], Province of Ciudad Real[29], Albacete Province[30]
- Inception: 1982[31]
- Highest point: Pico del Lobo[32]
- Located in/on physical feature: Meseta Sur[33], La Mancha[34], Tagus Basin[35], Guadiana River basin[36]
- Official website: http://www.castillalamancha.es/[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Castilla–La Mancha[38]
- Commons gallery: Castilla-La Mancha[39]
- Population: 2,106,331[40], 2,098,853[41]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Castilla-La Mancha[42]
- Office held by head of government: President of Castile-La Mancha[43]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Castile-La Mancha[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Castile-La Mancha[46]
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Physical Characteristics
Castile–La Mancha covers an area of 79,463 km²[47]. It sits at an elevation of 696 m[48].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Castile–La Mancha include Puente de Castilla-La Mancha[49], a cable-stayed bridge[50], in Spain[51].
Why It Matters
Castile–La Mancha has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include Puente de Castilla-La Mancha[49], a cable-stayed bridge[50], in Spain[51].