Province of Cuenca
Cuenca | |
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Ranked 44th | |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Demonym | Spanish: Conquense |
Official language(s) | Spanish |
Parliament | Cortes Generales |
Website | dipucuenca.es |
Cuenca is one of the five provinces of the
Geography
The province is bordered by the provinces of
211,375 people (2007) live in the province. Its capital is Cuenca, where nearly a quarter of the population live, some 52,980 people. There are 238 municipalities in Cuenca.
Other populous towns and municipalities include Tarancón, San Clemente, Quintanar del Rey, Huete, Villanueva de la Jara, Motilla del Palancar, Mota del Cuervo, La Almarcha and Las Pedroñeras.
History
In 1851 Cuenca lost Requena-Utiel to the neighbouring Valencia Province, with which it was developing commercial ties. Nevertheless, Requena-Utiel remained Spanish-speaking (rather than Catalan), while the loss of its most dynamic region left the province of Cuenca relatively underdeveloped economically.
Population development
The historical population is given in the following chart: