Anguita | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Guadalajara#Spain Castilla-La Mancha#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Castile-La Mancha |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Guadalajara |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Sierra norte de Guadalajara |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Sigüenza |
Coordinates: | 41.0258°N -2.3686°W |
Elevation M: | 1107 |
Area Total Km2: | 127.19 |
Population Demonym: | Anguiteños |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 19283 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Claudio Sancho González |
Leader Party: | PSOE |
Anguita is a municipality in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain, with a population of 203 in 2009.
Anguita is located in the Sistema Ibérico below Sierra Ministra. River Tajuña and its tributaries, La Madre and Prado Creek flow through the area.
The municipality includes the towns of Aguilar de Anguita, Anguita, Padilla del Ducado, Santa María del Espino and Villarejo de Medina.
There is an important population of Dupont's lark (Chersophilus duponti) in the surrounding area.
Anguita's area has been populated since ancient times. Anguita has remains of a Roman camp, although it is possible that it has been a Celtiberian city before.
During the al-Andalus period, Anguita was located on the frontier with the northern Christian-held territory.
In 1813 the first Diputation of Spain was signed here.