# Villaseca de Arciel

> municipality of Spain

**Wikidata**: [Q835443](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q835443)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villaseca_de_Arciel)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/villaseca-de-arciel

## Summary
Villaseca de Arciel is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Soria. It is an administrative local entity with geographic coordinates 41.624444444444 N, -2.1608333333333 W and an official municipal website at http://www.villasecadearciel.es/.

## Key Facts
- Villaseca de Arciel is a municipality of Spain (wikidata description: "municipality of Spain").
- Located in the province of Soria, which is a province of Spain.
- Country: Spain (Kingdom of Spain), a sovereign state in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa.
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 41.624444444444, longitude -2.1608333333333.
- Official municipal website: http://www.villasecadearciel.es/
- Population (historical series of recorded values): 36.0, 38.0, 38.0, 38.0, 39.0, 39.0, 40.0, 41.0, 38.0, 40.0, 42.0, 43.0, 38.0, 38.0, 36.0, 35.0, 34.0, 28.0, 27.0, 24.0, 24.0, 23.0, 24.0, 23.0.
- Wikipedia article title: "Villaseca de Arciel".
- Wikidata sitelink count for Villaseca de Arciel: 59.
- Related administrative class: municipality of Spain (inception date for the general municipal administrative form: 1842).
- Parent administrative divisions: Spain → Soria Province → Villaseca de Arciel.
- Wikidata description: "municipality of Spain".

## FAQs
- What is Villaseca de Arciel?
  Villaseca de Arciel is an officially recognized municipality in Spain, administratively located within the province of Soria. It is represented online by the municipal website http://www.villasecadearciel.es/.

- Where is Villaseca de Arciel located geographically?
  The municipality sits at latitude 41.624444444444 and longitude -2.1608333333333 in the province of Soria, within the country of Spain.

- How many people live in Villaseca de Arciel?
  Historical recorded population values for Villaseca de Arciel include the following series: 36.0, 38.0, 38.0, 38.0, 39.0, 39.0, 40.0, 41.0, 38.0, 40.0, 42.0, 43.0, 38.0, 38.0, 36.0, 35.0, 34.0, 28.0, 27.0, 24.0, 24.0, 23.0, 24.0, 23.0. These figures reflect small-population counts recorded across multiple periods.

- To which higher-level administrative entities does Villaseca de Arciel belong?
  Villaseca de Arciel is a municipality in the province of Soria and therefore part of the Kingdom of Spain, which is organized into autonomous communities, provinces, and municipalities.

- Where can I find official information about the municipality online?
  The municipality's official website is http://www.villasecadearciel.es/, which serves as the primary online portal for local information.

- How is Villaseca de Arciel represented in reference databases?
  Its Wikipedia article title is "Villaseca de Arciel"; its Wikidata entry is described as a "municipality of Spain" and has a sitelink count of 59.

## Why It Matters
Villaseca de Arciel represents one of Spain's numerous small municipalities that collectively define the country's local governance and rural landscape. As an administrative unit within Soria province, it contributes to Spain's municipal count and local demographic statistics; small municipalities like Villaseca de Arciel are important for understanding rural population trends, municipal service needs, cultural heritage at a local scale, and the territorial organization established under Spain's municipal system (inception 1842). The municipality's publicly accessible website provides a direct channel for civic information and local administration, making it a point of contact between residents and higher administrative levels.

## Notable For
- Being an administratively recognized municipality located in Soria Province, Spain.
- Having precise geographic coordinates: 41.624444444444 N, -2.1608333333333 W.
- Maintaining an official municipal website at http://www.villasecadearciel.es/.
- Exhibiting a long-running small-population series, with recorded values ranging mainly in the 20s–40s across the provided dataset.
- Being cataloged in major reference systems with a Wikipedia title "Villaseca de Arciel" and a Wikidata sitelink count of 59.

## Body

### Overview
Villaseca de Arciel is a municipal-level administrative entity in Spain. It is classified as a "municipality of Spain" and is part of the province of Soria. The municipality is indexed in reference resources under the Wikipedia title "Villaseca de Arciel" and has a Wikidata sitelink count of 59.

### Location and Administrative Context
- Country: Spain (Kingdom of Spain), a sovereign state in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa.
- Province: Soria Province — one of Spain's provincial-level administrative divisions; Soria is explicitly identified as a province of Spain.
- Administrative lineage: Villaseca de Arciel is a LAU-2 level municipal entity under Spain's administrative system of autonomous communities, provinces, and municipalities.
- The general administrative form "municipality of Spain" is noted with an inception date of 1842, indicating the historical establishment of the municipal administrative category to which Villaseca de Arciel belongs.

### Geography and Coordinates
- Geographic coordinates for Villaseca de Arciel are latitude 41.624444444444 and longitude -2.1608333333333.
- These coordinates place the municipality within the territorial bounds of Soria Province, Spain.

### Demographics
- The supplied population series for Villaseca de Arciel consists of the following values: 36.0, 38.0, 38.0, 38.0, 39.0, 39.0, 40.0, 41.0, 38.0, 40.0, 42.0, 43.0, 38.0, 38.0, 36.0, 35.0, 34.0, 28.0, 27.0, 24.0, 24.0, 23.0, 24.0, 23.0.
- These figures indicate a small, variable population across the recorded periods, reflecting the municipality's status as a low-population rural locality.

### Governance, Classification, and Identifiers
- Classification: municipality (municipality of Spain).
- Online presence: official municipal website at http://www.villasecadearciel.es/.
- Reference identifiers and catalogue data: documented under the Wikipedia title "Villaseca de Arciel" and registered with a Wikidata sitelink count of 59.
- Parent administrative entities and relations are clearly identified: Villaseca de Arciel → Soria Province → Kingdom of Spain.

### Relationship to Spain and Broader Administrative Framework
- Country-level context: Villaseca de Arciel exists within Spain, which is described in the source material as the Kingdom of Spain, a parliamentary monarchy and sovereign state in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa.
- Spain's administrative system: the country is organized into 17 autonomous communities, 50 provinces, 2 autonomous cities, and 8,124 municipalities; Villaseca de Arciel is one of those municipalities within the province of Soria.
- The municipal form has a recorded inception year of 1842 in the supplied material, situating Villaseca de Arciel within a long-standing municipal framework in Spain.

### Related Entities and Data Points
- Province association: Soria Province — identified as the immediate provincial authority for Villaseca de Arciel.
- Municipal category: "municipality of Spain" — an administrative territorial entity to which Villaseca de Arciel belongs.
- Reference resources: the municipality is present on Wikipedia as "Villaseca de Arciel" and is represented in Wikidata with a description of "municipality of Spain" and 59 sitelinks.

### Online and Reference Resources
- Official website: http://www.villasecadearciel.es/ — the primary online resource for municipal information.
- Encyclopedia and linked data: Wikipedia entry titled "Villaseca de Arciel" and a Wikidata item summarizing the municipality with a sitelink count of 59.

### Data Provenance and Scope
- All facts in this entry are drawn from the supplied source material. The population series is presented as provided without assignment of explicit calendar years. Administrative and country-level context is included to document the municipality's place within Spain's governmental and territorial systems.

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## References

1. Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población (20240402 edition)
2. Register of Local Entities
3. OpenStreetMap
4. [Source](https://www.worlddata.info/europe/spain/timezones.php)
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11. Municipal Register of Spain 2008
12. Municipal Register of Spain 2007
13. Municipal Register of Spain 2006
14. Municipal Register of Spain 2005
15. Municipal Register of Spain 2004
16. Municipal Register of Spain 2002
17. Municipal Register of Spain 2001
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