Nombela

Nombela
municipality
Constitution square, Nombela
Constitution square, Nombela
Flag of Nombela
Flag
Coat of arms of Nombela
Coat of arms
Nombela is located in Castilla-La Mancha
Nombela
Nombela
Location in Spain
Nombela is located in Spain
Nombela
Nombela
Nombela (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°09′22″N 4°30′11″W / 40.15611°N 4.50306°W / 40.15611; -4.50306
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastilla–La Mancha
ProvinceToledo
Area
 • Total
122 km2 (47 sq mi)
Elevation
498 m (1,634 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total
883
 • 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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