Illán de Vacas, Toledo
| Illán de Vacas | |
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 Illán de Vacas
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| Coordinates: 39°58′10″N 4°33′27″W / 39.96944°N 4.55750°WCoordinates: 39°58′10″N 4°33′27″W / 39.96944°N 4.55750°W | |
| Country |
 Spain
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| Autonomous community |
 Castile-La Mancha
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| Province | Toledo |
| Comarca | Talavera de la Reina |
| Judicial district | Talavera de la Reina |
| Founded | Ver texto |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Julián Renilla Bru(2007) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 6 |
| • Density | 0.66/km2 (1.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Illanero, ra |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 45681 |
| Dialing code | 925 |
Illán de Vacas is a town in the province of Toledo, in Castile–La Mancha, Spain. The surface area of the municipality is 9 km². According to the 2011 census undertaken by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística, it has a total population of 5 inhabitants, making it the least populated municipality in Spain.
Illán de Vacas belongs to the "comarca" of Torrijos. It is bordered on the north by the municipality of Los Cerralbos, on the northwest by Otero, on the east by Domingo Pérez, on the south by Cebolla and on the west by Lucillos.
The town lies at an elevation of roughly 480 m, and 59 km west of Toledo and 35 km east of Talavera de la Reina, on the railway line between Talavera and Torrijos. It is approximately 95 km southwest of Madrid.
The mayor of Illán de Vacas is Mr. Julián Renilla Bru of the Partido Popular. In the 2004 General Election in Spain, all four votes cast at Illán de Vacas went to the Partido Popular.
The municipality contains a church consecrated to the Assumption of Our Lady (Iglesia de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora).
The word Illán derives from the Latin Iulianus. The town’s name stems from the worship of San Illán or San Julián (“Saint Julian”). The word de simply means “of”. The last word, Vacas, despite its current meaning in Spanish – namely “cows” – apparently has an Arabic origin, deriving from a word Wakka. In a document from the latter half of the 16th century, it says that the town’s name is “Vacas”, and that a fortunate man named Illán lived there.
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