Chinchilla de Montearagón explained

Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Albacete#Spain Castilla-La Mancha#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Albacete##Location in Castilla-La Mancha##Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Castilla–La Mancha
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Albacete
Coordinates:38.9208°N -1.7258°W
Elevation M:907
Area Total Km2:679.27
Population Density Km2:auto

Chinchilla de Montearagón or Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón, or simply Chinchilla (Arabic: جنجالة), is a municipality in the province of Albacete in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Spreading across a total area of,[1] the municipality has population of 4,182 (2018).

Description

This town is located 15 km from the capital of the province. In 2008, with 3,660 inhabitants, according to INE data, but according to water consumption data are estimated about 5,000 since many are not registered in this town used by many as a dormitory town of Albacete. It includes the hamlets of Casa Blanca de los Rioteros, Estación de Chinchilla, La Felipa, Horna, Pinilla, Pozo Bueno, Pozo de la Peña and El Villar de Chinchilla (wines produced in the latter parish belong to the Almansa Denominación de Origen). The Church of Santa María del Salvador stands in the town.

Historical data

In the short-lived 1822 territorial division of Spain, Chinchilla was to be the provincial capital;[2] the 1833 territorial division of Spain, which remains largely in effect today, moved the capital to Albacete.[3]

Since 1991 the municipality has been governed by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

In 2003, two trains collided overnight, leaving 19 dead and 50 injured.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministerio de Hacienda y Administraciones Públicas. Datos del registro de entidades locales.
  2. División provisional del territorio español de 27 de Enero de 1822, the text of the proposed 1822 territorial division of Spain, Instituto de Historia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC, Spanish National Research Council). Accessed online 2010-01-03.
  3. Real Decreto de 30 de noviembre de 1833 on Wikisource;
    Real Decreto de 30 de noviembre de 1833 on the official web site of the government of the Canary Islands, accessed 2009-12-31.