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Municipalities of the province of Albacete
Albacete is a province in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha , Spain . It is divided into 87 municipalities . According to the 2023 Spanish Census, the province is the 35th largest by population with 387,529 inhabitants[1] but is the ninth largest by land area spanning 14,916.3 square kilometres (5,759.2 sq mi).[2]
Each municipality forms part of the province of Albacete which in turn forms part of the autonomous community Castile–La Mancha. The organisation of the municipalities is governed by a 2 April 1985 law, completed by the 18 April 1986 royal decree.[3] [citation needed ] The Statutes of Autonomy of Castile–La Mancha also contain provisions concerning the relations between the municipalities the autonomous government of Castile–La Mancha.[citation needed ] In general, municipalities enjoy a large degree of autonomy in their local affairs: many of the functions of the districts (Spanish: 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.[citation needed ]
The largest municipality by population as of the 2023 Spanish census is Albacete , its capital, with 173,202 residents, while the smallest is Villa de Ves with 61 residents.[4] The largest municipality by area is also the municipality of Albacete, which spans 1,234.00 km², while Cotillas is the smallest at 18.42 km².[2]
Municipalities [ edit ]
Largest municipalities in Albacete by population
Albacete is
Albacete 's capital and largest municipality by population.
Hellin , the second largest municipality by population in Albacete
Villarrobledo is Albacete's third largest municipality by population.
Almansa , Albacete's fourth largest municipality by population
† Provincial capital
Municipalities in the province of Albacete
Name
Comarca
Population (2023 census)[4]
Population (2011 census)[5]
Change
Land area (km²)[2]
Population density (2023)
Abengibre
La Manchuela
768
859
−10.6%
30.08
25.5/km2
Alatoz
La Manchuela
503
587
−14.3%
63.66
7.9/km2
Albacete †
Llanos de Albacete
173,202
171,999
+0.7%
1,234.00
140.4/km2
Albatana
Campos de Hellín
660
784
−15.8%
30.10
21.9/km2
Alborea
La Manchuela
680
830
−18.1%
72.26
9.4/km2
Alcadozo
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
649
732
−11.3%
98.28
6.6/km2
Alcalá del Júcar
La Manchuela
1,114
1,335
−16.6%
147.22
7.6/km2
Alcaraz
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
1,305
1,585
−17.7%
367.07
3.6/km2
Almansa
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
24,246
25,316
−4.2%
529.57
45.8/km2
Alpera
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
2,288
2,410
−5.1%
178.26
12.8/km2
Aýna
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
611
788
−22.5%
146.08
4.2/km2
Balazote
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
2,412
2,410
+0.1%
65.09
37.1/km2
El Ballestero
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
414
459
−9.8%
138.26
3.0/km2
Balsa de Ves
La Manchuela
136
182
−25.3%
74.41
1.8/km2
Barrax
Mancha Júcar-Centro
1,877
2,010
−6.6%
189.35
9.9/km2
Bienservida
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
568
703
−19.2%
90.00
6.3/km2
Bogarra
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
746
1,007
−25.9%
165.26
4.5/km2
Bonete
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
980
1,226
−20.1%
124.24
7.9/km2
El Bonillo
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
2,646
3,010
−12.1%
500.62
5.3/km2
Carcelén
La Manchuela
490
633
−22.6%
75.46
6.5/km2
Casas de Juan Núñez
La Manchuela
1,350
1,433
−5.8%
88.47
15.3/km2
Casas de Lázaro
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
326
453
−28.0%
112.04
2.9/km2
Casas de Ves
La Manchuela
561
711
−21.1%
125.31
4.5/km2
Casas-Ibáñez
La Manchuela
4,575
4,805
−4.8%
102.94
44.4/km2
Caudete
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
10,171
10,460
−2.8%
139.75
72.8/km2
Cenizate
La Manchuela
1,163
1,243
−6.4%
58.38
19.9/km2
Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
4,606
4,081
+12.9%
677.02
6.8/km2
Corral-Rubio
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
302
403
−25.1%
94.40
3.2/km2
Cotillas
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
130
157
−17.2%
18.42
7.1/km2
Elche de la Sierra
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
3,570
3,937
−9.3%
240.77
14.8/km2
Férez
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
619
737
−16.0%
125.83
4.9/km2
Fuensanta
Mancha Júcar-Centro
297
369
−19.5%
24.03
12.4/km2
Fuente-Álamo
Campos de Hellín
2,438
2,657
−8.2%
131.93
18.5/km2
Fuentealbilla
La Manchuela
1,828
1,981
−7.7%
120.97
15.1/km2
La Gineta
Mancha Júcar-Centro
2,601
2,576
+1.0%
136.43
19.1/km2
Golosalvo
La Manchuela
92
119
−22.7%
27.68
3.3/km2
Hellín
Campos de Hellín
30,499
31,202
−2.3%
778.73
39.2/km2
La Herrera
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
314
350
−10.3%
63.30
5.0/km2
Higueruela
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
1,150
1,296
−11.3%
203.63
5.6/km2
Hoya-Gonzalo
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
624
745
−16.2%
113.68
5.5/km2
Jorquera
La Manchuela
345
425
−18.8%
54.02
6.4/km2
Letur
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
928
1,073
−13.5%
262.46
3.5/km2
Lezuza
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
1,302
1,585
−17.9%
359.92
3.6/km2
Liétor
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
1,077
1,406
−23.4%
309.01
3.5/km2
Madrigueras
La Manchuela
4,680
4,847
−3.4%
73.02
64.1/km2
Mahora
La Manchuela
1,496
1,432
+4.5%
108.06
13.8/km2
Masegoso
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
139
117
+18.8%
103.86
1.3/km2
Minaya
Mancha Júcar-Centro
1,455
1,679
−13.3%
69.22
21.0/km2
Molinicos
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
829
1,012
−18.1%
144.00
5.8/km2
Montalvos
Mancha Júcar-Centro
89
127
−29.9%
24.38
3.7/km2
Montealegre del Castillo
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
2,041
2,240
−8.9%
176.10
11.6/km2
Motilleja
La Manchuela
665
588
+13.1%
23.12
28.8/km2
Munera
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
3,409
3,753
−9.2%
227.44
15.0/km2
Navas de Jorquera
La Manchuela
516
550
−6.2%
42.11
12.3/km2
Nerpio
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
1,175
1,476
−20.4%
434.84
2.7/km2
Ontur
Campos de Hellín
1,917
2,239
−14.4%
54.09
35.4/km2
Ossa de Montiel
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
2,213
2,633
−16.0%
243.71
9.1/km2
Paterna del Madera
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
353
440
−19.8%
111.05
3.2/km2
Peñas de San Pedro
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
1,458
1,354
+7.7%
172.61
8.4/km2
Peñascosa
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
331
391
−15.3%
186.10
1.8/km2
Pétrola
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
670
820
−18.3%
74.68
9.0/km2
Povedilla
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
396
536
−26.1%
48.13
8.2/km2
Pozo Cañada
Monte Ibérico-Corredor de Almansa
2,713
2,865
−5.3%
307.00
8.8/km2
Pozohondo
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
1,553
1,788
−13.1%
136.63
11.4/km2
Pozo-Lorente
La Manchuela
390
449
−13.1%
80.30
4.9/km2
Pozuelo
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
469
573
−18.2%
133.06
3.5/km2
La Recueja
La Manchuela
221
310
−28.7%
29.30
7.5/km2
Riópar
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
1,323
1,466
−9.8%
81.21
16.3/km2
Robledo
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
396
459
−13.7%
119.30
3.3/km2
La Roda
Mancha Júcar-Centro
15,632
16,325
−4.2%
395.34
39.5/km2
Salobre
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
435
585
−25.6%
49.83
8.7/km2
San Pedro
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
1,187
1,297
−8.5%
82.60
14.4/km2
Socovos
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
1,704
1,952
−12.7%
135.23
12.6/km2
Tarazona de la Mancha
Mancha Júcar-Centro
6,156
6,678
−7.8%
210.48
29.2/km2
Tobarra
Campos de Hellín
7,819
8,195
−4.6%
322.73
24.2/km2
Valdeganga
La Manchuela
1,968
1,981
−0.7%
70.45
27.9/km2
Vianos
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
322
405
−20.5%
127.07
2.5/km2
Villa de Ves
La Manchuela
61
54
+13.0%
57.31
1.1/km2
Villalgordo del Júcar
Mancha Júcar-Centro
1,110
1,230
−9.8%
46.37
23.9/km2
Villamalea
La Manchuela
3,953
4,110
−3.8%
46.37
85.2/km2
Villapalacios
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
556
685
−18.8%
86.85
6.4/km2
Villarrobledo
Mancha Júcar-Centro
25,090
26,526
−5.4%
861.25
29.1/km2
Villatoya
La Manchuela
114
131
−13.0%
18.79
6.1/km2
Villavaliente
La Manchuela
209
271
−22.9%
35.38
5.9/km2
Villaverde de Guadalimar
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
311
405
−23.2%
73.38
4.2/km2
Viveros
Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel
308
358
−14.0%
65.14
4.7/km2
Yeste
Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Sierra del Segura
2,504
3,183
−21.3%
509.38
4.9/km2
Province of Albacete
—
387,529[6]
401,580[7]
−3.5%
14,916.3
26.0/km2
Castilla–La Mancha
—
2,084,086[6]
2,106,331[7]
−1.1%
'
Spain
—
48,085,361[6]
46,815,916[7]
+2.7%
'
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