Elevation 903 m Population 4,099 (2014) | Province Province of Albacete Local time Sunday 10:52 AM | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 79% Humidity | ||
Misa y reportaje antiguo chinchilla de montearag n
Chinchilla de Montearagón, more commonly just Chinchilla (Arabic: جنجالة), is a municipality in the province of Albacete in Castile-La Mancha, (Spain) in the region of La Mancha Montearagón.
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- Misa y reportaje antiguo chinchilla de montearag n
- Map of 02520 Chinchilla de Monte AragC3B3n Albacete Spain
- Chinchilla de montearag n
- Description
- Historical data
- References
Map of 02520 Chinchilla de Monte-Arag%C3%B3n, Albacete, Spain
Chinchilla de montearag n
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).
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 Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE).
In 2003, two trains collided overnight, leaving 19 dead and 50 injured.