Nombela

Municipality in Castilla–La Mancha, Spain
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40°09′22″N 4°30′11″W / 40.15611°N 4.50306°W / 40.15611; -4.50306CountrySpainAutonomous communityCastilla–La ManchaProvinceToledoArea
 • Total122 km2 (47 sq mi)Elevation
498 m (1,634 ft)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total883 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Nombela is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 981 inhabitants.

Geography

Located in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about 490 metres above mean sea level, the town is the Spanish settlement farthest removed from the sea.[2][3]

History

Nombela earned the status of 'town' (villa) in 1579.[4]

References

Citations
  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Guerrero, José Antonio (17 May 2014). "La mar de lejos". ABC.
  3. ^ Jiménez Palacios 1997, p. 7.
  4. ^ Jiménez Palacios 1997, pp. 9–10.
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