Chinchilla de Montearagón facts for kids
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Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón
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 Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón
Location in Province of Albacete
Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón
Location in Castilla-La Mancha
Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón
Location in Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha | |
| Province | Albacete | |
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| • Total | 679.27 km2 (262.27 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 907 m (2,976 ft) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 4,182 | |
| • Density | 6.1566/km2 (15.9455/sq mi) | |
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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 679.27 km2 (262.27 sq mi), the municipality has population of 4,182 (2018).
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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; the 1833 territorial division of Spain, which remains largely in effect today, moved the capital to Albacete.
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.
Gallery
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Castle of Chinchilla of Monte-Aragón
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Doorway of the castle
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La Mancha Square
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Church of Chinchilla, interior
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the so-called Mausoleum of Pozo Moro. Sandstone Iberian mausoleum, built at the end of the 6th century BC in Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón.
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Detail of the Mausoleum of Pozo Moro.
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"La Verónica" during the Holy week
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Eolic park in Chinchilla
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See also
In Spanish: Chinchilla de Montearagón para niños
