Official Name: | Anguiano |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 42.2611°N -2.7639°W |
Pushpin Map: | Spain La Rioja#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within La Rioja. |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name2: | Anguiano |
Elevation M: | 663 |
Area Total Km2: | 90.89 |
Population Demonyms: | Zarrio, Zarria |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CET |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Anguiano (Spanish; Castilian: Anguiano) is a small town in the province of La Rioja, Spain. It is located near Nájera and has a population of about 546 people (2006).
Anguiano is famous for its caparrones, red beans that are usually eaten in a stew with chorizo, and a yearly festival is held honoring these beans.[1] The town is known as well for its traditional dance on stilts.[2]