Coordinates: 39°12′25″N 2°09′37″W / 39.206959°N 2.16038°W / 39.206959; -2.16038

La Roda

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La Roda
Municipality
Flag of La Roda
Flag
Coat of arms of La Roda
Coat of arms
La Roda is located in Castilla-La Mancha
La Roda
La Roda
Location
La Roda is located in Spain
La Roda
La Roda
La Roda (Spain)
Coordinates: 39°12′25″N 2°09′37″W / 39.206959°N 2.16038°W / 39.206959; -2.16038
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile-La Mancha
Province Albacete
Judicial districtLa Roda is the legal district no. 5 of its province.
Government
[1][2]
 • MayorJuan Ramón Amores García (PSOE)
Area
[3]
 • Total398.88 km2 (154.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[4]
 • Total15,542
Demonym(s)Rodense, rodeño/-a (Spanish)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

La Roda is a small city and municipality located in the Province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha in Spain.

Description

The town has a population of around 15,500 people.[4] It is an important industrial town. Its most famous building is the church which dates from the 15th century.

Its main culinary speciality are the Miguelitos.[5] Tennis player Guillermo García López hails from the city[6] along with David Castro who is a triathlon runner.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Corporación - Ayuntamiento de La Roda". 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-08-23. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ Marcos, José (20 July 2023). "Juan Ramón Amores (PSOE), primer senador con ELA: "Que no se se me juzgue por mi enfermedad, sino por defender una sociedad más justa"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Entidades Locales". ssweb.seap.minhap.es. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Miguelitos de La Roda - Características y Variedades". La Albaceteca (in Spanish). 7 June 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. ^ Navarro, Carlos (11 September 2019). "García-López: "El nivel de los Challengers es muy bueno, cualquiera puede ganarte"". Punto de Break (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ^ "David Castro, de La Roda, campeón de Europa de triatlón". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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