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Mota del Cuervo

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Mota del Cuervo
Official seal of Mota del Cuervo
Coat of arms of Mota del Cuervo
Mota del Cuervo is located in Castilla-La Mancha
Mota del Cuervo
Mota del Cuervo
Mota del Cuervo is located in Spain
Mota del Cuervo
Mota del Cuervo
Coordinates: 39°30′N 2°52′W / 39.500°N 2.867°W / 39.500; -2.867
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastilla–La Mancha
ProvinceCuenca
Area
 • Total176.19 km2 (68.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total6,030
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Mota del Cuervo is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Cuenca, Castilla–La Mancha.[2] The municipality spans across a total area of 176.19 km2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 6,055.[2]

It is one of the few locations in Spain where pottery has been a primarily female-dominated activity.[3] Lying at the feet of a hill chain with windmills, other landmarks include the parish church, the former convent of the Trinitaries and the residence of Fray Alonso Cano.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ a b "Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ Sánchez Sanz, María Elisa (1977). "Breve nota sobre la alfarería de Mota del Cuervo" (PDF). Narria: Estudios de Artes y Costumbres Populares. 5. Madrid: UAM Ediciones: 14. ISSN 0210-9441.
  4. ^ La Mancha, ruta de Don Quijote, España. Ministerio de Información y Turismo, Dirección General de Promoción del Turismo. 1973. p. 3.