Utiel
Flag of Utiel
Coat of arms of Utiel
Utiel is located in Valencian Community
Utiel
Utiel
Location in Spain
Utiel is located in Spain
Utiel
Utiel
Utiel (Spain)
Coordinates: 39°34′2″N 1°12′24″W / 39.56722°N 1.20667°W / 39.56722; -1.20667
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaPlana de Utiel
Judicial districtRequena
Government
  AlcaldeJosé Luis Ramírez Ortiz (2011) (PP)
Area
  Total236.9 km2 (91.5 sq mi)
Elevation
720 m (2,360 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total11,540
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Utielano, Utielana
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46300
Official language(s)Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Utiel is a municipality in the comarca of Plana de Utiel in the Valencian Community, Spain.

According to the 2014 census,[2] the municipality has a population of 12,082 inhabitants.

The Shrine of El Remedio is located on top of the Sierra de Utiel range, near Utiel.[3]

The Shrine of El Remedio

Population centres

  • Utiel town.
  • Las Casas, at the feet of the Sierra de la Bicuerca, with 350 inhabitants.[4]
  • Los Corraleses, about 5 km from Utiel town, with 327 inhabitants
  • Las Cuevas, with 607 inhabitants. The railway station of the Cuenca-Valencia line is located in this village.
  • Estenas, in the Sierra del Negrete, with 34 inhabitants
  • La Torre, about 13 km NW of Utiel town, with 145 inhabitants
  • Other minor settlements include El Remedio, Casas de Medina and El Hontanar.

Economy

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
  3. "Images of The Shrine of El Remedio, near Utiel". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  4. Las Casas de Utiel
  • Media related to Utiel at Wikimedia Commons
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