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Nombela

Coordinates: 40°09′22″N 4°30′11″W / 40.15611°N 4.50306°W / 40.15611; -4.50306
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Nombela
Constitution square, Nombela
Constitution square, Nombela
Flag of Nombela
Coat of arms of Nombela
Nombela is located in Castilla-La Mancha
Nombela
Nombela
Location in Spain
Nombela is located in Spain
Nombela
Nombela
Nombela (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°09′22″N 4°30′11″W / 40.15611°N 4.50306°W / 40.15611; -4.50306
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastilla–La Mancha
ProvinceToledo
Area
 • Total
122 km2 (47 sq mi)
Elevation
498 m (1,634 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
883
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Nombela is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 981 inhabitants.

Geography

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Located in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about 490 metres above mean sea level, the town is the Spanish settlement farthest removed from the sea.[2][3]

History

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Nombela earned the status of 'town' (villa) in 1579.[4]

References

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Citations
  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Guerrero, José Antonio (17 May 2014). "La mar de lejos". ABC.
  3. ^ Jiménez Palacios 1997, p. 7.
  4. ^ Jiménez Palacios 1997, pp. 9–10.
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