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Castilla-La Mancha

Castilla-La Mancha
Autonomous community
Flag of Castilla-La Mancha
Flag
Coat-of-arms of Castilla–La Mancha
Coat of arms
Location of Castile-La Mancha within Spain
Location of Castile-La Mancha within Spain
Coordinates: 39°52′N 4°01′W / 39.867°N 4.017°W / 39.867; -4.017Coordinates: 39°52′N 4°01′W / 39.867°N 4.017°W / 39.867; -4.017
Country Spain
Capital Toledo
Largest city Albacete
Provinces Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara, Toledo
Government
 • Type Devolved government in a constitutional monarchy
 • Body Cortes of Castilla-La Mancha
 • President Emiliano García-Page (PSOE)
Area
 • Total 79,463 km2 (30,681 sq mi)
Area rank 3rd (15.7% of Spain)
Population (2012)
 • Total 2,121,888
 • Rank 9th (4.3% of Spain)
 • Density 27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Manchego or Castellano-manchego/a
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166-2 CM
Area code +34 98-
Statute of Autonomy 16 August 1982
Official languages Castilian-Spanish
Patron saint Saint George
Courts 33 deputies
Congress 21 deputies (out of 350)
Senate 22 senators (out of 264)
Website www.jccm.es

Castilla-La Mancha (English /kæˈstjə lɑː ˈmɑːnə/; Spanish: [kasˈtiʎa la ˈmantʃa]; sometimes written in English as Castile–La Mancha) is a south-western European region that was part of the Kingdom of Castile. Nowadays it is established as an autonomous community of Spain. Castilla-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities. Albacete is the largest and most populous city. Its capital city is Toledo, and its judicial capital city is Albacete.

Castilla-La Mancha was formerly grouped with the province of Madrid into New Castile (Castilla la Nueva), but with the advent of the modern Spanish system of autonomous regions (Estado de las autonomías), it was separated due to great demographic disparity between the capital and the remaining New-Castilian provinces. Also, distinct from the former New Castile, Castilla-La Mancha added the province of Albacete, which had been part of Murcia; adding Albacete placed all of the historic region of La Mancha within this single region.


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