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Municipalities of Albacete
Albacete is a province in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha , Spain . It is divided into 87 municipalities .[1] According to the 2011 Spanish Census, the province is the 36th largest by population with 401,580 inhabitants but is the ninth largest by land area spanning 14,916.3 square kilometres (5,759.2 sq mi).[1] [2]
Each municipality forms part of a province which in turn forms part or the whole of an autonomous community . The organisation of the municipalities is governed by a 2 April 1985 law, completed by the 18 April 1986 royal decree. The Statutes of Autonomy of the various autonomous communities also contain provisions concerning the relations between the municipalities and the autonomous governments. In general, municipalities enjoy a large degree of autonomy in their local affairs: many of the functions of the comarcas and provinces are municipal powers pooled together. Each municipality is a corporation with independent legal personality : its governing body is called the ayuntamiento (municipal council or corporation ), a term often also used to refer to the municipal offices (city and town halls). The ayuntamiento is composed of the mayor (Spanish: alcalde ), the deputy mayors (Spanish: tenientes de alcalde ) and the plenary assembly (pleno ) of councillors (concejales ). The mayor and the deputy mayors are elected by the plenary assembly, which is itself elected by universal suffrage on a list system every four years. The plenary assembly must meet publicly at least every three months at the seat of the ayuntamiento . Many ayuntamientos also have a governing commission (comisión de gobierno ), named by the mayor from among the councillors; it is required for municipalities of more than 5,000 inhabitants. The governing commission, whose role is to assist the mayor between meetings of the plenary assembly, may not include more than one third of the councillors.
The largest municipality by population in Albacete is Albacete , with 171,999 residents, and the smallest municipality is Villa de Ves with 54 residents.[1] The largest municipality by area is also the municipality of Albacete which spans 1234.00 km², while Cotillas is the smallest at 18.42 km².[2]
Municipalities [ edit ]
Largest municipalities in Albacete by population
Aerial view of
Albacete Fairgrounds,
Albacete 's capital and largest municipality by population
Skyline of
Hellin the second largest municipality by population in Albacete
Town square
Villarrobledo , Albacete's third largest municipality by population
Castle in
Almansa , Albacete's fourth largest municipality by population
† Provincial capital
Name
Comarcas
Population (2021)
Population (2011)[1]
Change
Land area (km²)[2]
Population density (2011)
Abengibre
La Manchuela
0
859
−100.0%
30.08
28.6/km2
Alatoz
La Manchuela
0
587
−100.0%
63.66
9.2/km2
Albacete
Llanos de Albacete
0
171,999
−100.0%
1,234.00
139.4/km2
Albatana
Campos de Hellín
0
784
−100.0%
30.10
26.0/km2
Alborea
La Manchuela
0
830
−100.0%
72.26
11.5/km2
Alcadozo
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
732
−100.0%
98.28
7.4/km2
Alcalá del Júcar
La Manchuela
0
1,335
−100.0%
147.22
9.1/km2
Alcaraz
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
1,585
−100.0%
367.07
4.3/km2
Almansa
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
0
25,316
−100.0%
529.57
47.8/km2
Alpera
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
0
2,410
−100.0%
178.26
13.5/km2
Aýna
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
0
788
−100.0%
146.08
5.4/km2
Balazote
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
2,410
−100.0%
65.09
37.0/km2
El Ballestero
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
459
−100.0%
138.26
3.3/km2
Balsa de Ves
La Manchuela
0
182
−100.0%
74.41
Barrax
Mancha Júcar-Centro
0
2,010
−100.0%
189.35
Bienservida
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
703
−100.0%
90.00
Bogarra
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
0
1,007
−100.0%
165.26
Bonete
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
0
1,226
−100.0%
124.24
El Bonillo
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
3,010
−100.0%
0
Carcelén
La Manchuela
0
633
−100.0%
0
Casas de Juan Núñez
La Manchuela
0
1,433
−100.0%
0
Casas de Lázaro
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
453
−100.0%
0
Casas de Ves
La Manchuela
0
711
−100.0%
0
Casas-Ibáñez
La Manchuela
0
4,805
−100.0%
0
Caudete
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
0
10,460
−100.0%
0
Cenizate
La Manchuela
0
1,243
−100.0%
0
Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
0
4,081
−100.0%
0
Corral-Rubio
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
0
403
−100.0%
0
Cotillas
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
157
−100.0%
18.42
0.0/km2
Elche de la Sierra
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
0
3,937
−100.0%
0
Férez
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
0
737
−100.0%
0
Fuensanta
Mancha Júcar-Centro
0
369
−100.0%
0
Fuente-Álamo
Campos de Hellín
0
2,657
−100.0%
0
Fuentealbilla
La Manchuela
0
1,981
−100.0%
0
La Gineta
Mancha Júcar-Centro
0
2,576
−100.0%
0
Golosalvo
La Manchuela
0
119
−100.0%
0
Hellín
Campos de Hellín
0
31,202
−100.0%
0
La Herrera
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
350
−100.0%
0
Higueruela
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
0
1,296
−100.0%
0
Hoya-Gonzalo
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
0
745
−100.0%
0
Jorquera
La Manchuela
0
425
−100.0%
0
Letur
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
0
1,073
−100.0%
0
Lezuza
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
1,585
−100.0%
0
Liétor
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
0
1,406
−100.0%
0
Madrigueras
La Manchuela
0
4,847
−100.0%
0
Mahora
La Manchuela
0
1,432
−100.0%
0
Masegoso
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
117
−100.0%
0
Minaya
Mancha Júcar-Centro
0
1,679
−100.0%
0
Molinicos
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
0
1,012
−100.0%
0
Montalvos
Mancha Júcar-Centro
0
127
−100.0%
0
Montealegre del Castillo
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
0
2,240
−100.0%
0
Motilleja
La Manchuela
0
588
−100.0%
0
Munera
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
3,753
−100.0%
0
Navas de Jorquera
La Manchuela
0
550
−100.0%
0
Nerpio
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
0
1,476
−100.0%
0
Ontur
Campos de Hellín
0
2,239
−100.0%
0
Ossa de Montiel
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
2,633
−100.0%
0
Paterna del Madera
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
0
440
−100.0%
0
Peñas de San Pedro
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
1,354
−100.0%
0
Peñascosa
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
391
−100.0%
0
Pétrola
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
0
820
−100.0%
0
Povedilla
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
536
−100.0%
0
Pozo Cañada
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
0
2,865
−100.0%
0
Pozohondo
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
1,788
−100.0%
0
Pozo-Lorente
La Manchuela
0
449
−100.0%
0
Pozuelo
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
573
−100.0%
0
La Recueja
La Manchuela
0
310
−100.0%
0
Riópar
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
0
1,466
−100.0%
0
Robledo
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
459
−100.0%
0
La Roda
Mancha Júcar-Centro
0
16,325
−100.0%
0
Salobre
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
585
−100.0%
0
San Pedro
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
1,297
−100.0%
0
Socovos
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
0
1,952
−100.0%
0
Tarazona de la Mancha
Mancha Júcar-Centro
0
6,678
−100.0%
0
Tobarra
Campos de Hellín
0
8,195
−100.0%
0
Valdeganga
La Manchuela
0
1,981
−100.0%
0
Vianos
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
405
−100.0%
0
Villa de Ves
La Manchuela
0
54
−100.0%
57.31
0.9/km2
Villalgordo del Júcar
Mancha Júcar-Centro
0
1,230
−100.0%
0
Villamalea
La Manchuela
0
4,110
−100.0%
0
Villapalacios
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
685
−100.0%
0
Villarrobledo
Mancha Júcar-Centro
0
26,526
−100.0%
861.25
30.8/km2
Villatoya
La Manchuela
0
131
−100.0%
18.79
7.0/km2
Villavaliente
La Manchuela
0
271
−100.0%
35.38
7.7/km2
Villaverde de Guadalimar
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
405
−100.0%
73.38
5.5/km2
Viveros
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
0
358
−100.0%
65.14
5.5/km2
Yeste
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
0
3,183
−100.0%
509.38
6.2/km2
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