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Manchuela | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La ManchaValencian Community |
| Province | Albacete,Cuenca,Valencia |
| Municipalities | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 5,658.55 km2 (2,184.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 715 m (2,346 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 115,674 |
| • Density | 20.4423/km2 (52.9454/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Largest municipality | Requena |
Manchuela orLa Manchuela ("lesserLa Mancha") is acomarca located inCastile-La Mancha andValencian Community,Spain.
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The historical Manchuela comarca included the municipalities ofTarazona de la Mancha andVillalgordo del Júcar, and theRequena-Utiel comarca which had been part of theCuenca Province until 1851 and is now part of theprovince of Valencia,Valencian Community, except forMira.[1]
This comarca has been traditionally a place ofwheat,olive andwine growers, along with some cattle rearing. There are two wineDesignations of Origin in the comarca,Manchuela DO andRibera del Júcar DO.[2]
The present-day Manchuela comarca is divided betweenManchuela Albaceteña inAlbacete Province, theManchuela Conquense inCuenca Province and the Valencian Manchuela (Requena-Utiel) in theValencia Province. TheJúcar River cuts across the high plateau of La Meseta forming deep gorges(Hoces del Júcar) offering spectacular landscapes. TheSerranía de Cuenca forms the northern boundary of the comarca, and the Sierra de las Cabrillas the eastern. The western boundary is formed by a section of the Júcar River and the southernAlmansa corridor.
Abengibre,Alatoz,Alborea,Alcalá del Júcar,Balsa de Ves,Carcelén,Casas-Ibáñez,Casas de Juan Núñez,Casas de Ves,Cenizate,Fuentealbilla,Golosalvo,Jorquera,Madrigueras,Mahora,Motilleja,Navas de Jorquera,Pozo-Lorente,La Recueja,Valdeganga,Villamalea,Villatoya,Villavaliente andVilla de Ves.
Alarcón,Almodóvar del Pinar,Buenache de Alarcón,Campillo de Altobuey,Casasimarro,Casas de Benítez,Casas de Guijarro,Castillejo de Iniesta,El Herrumblar,Enguídanos,Gabaldón,Graja de Iniesta,Hontecillas,Iniesta,Ledaña,Minglanilla,Motilla del Palancar,Olmedilla de Alarcón,Paracuellos,El Peral,La Pesquera,El Picazo,Pozoamargo,Pozorrubielos de la Mancha,Puebla del Salvador,Quintanar del Rey,Sisante,Tébar,Valhermoso de la Fuente,Valverdejo,Villagarcía del Llano,Villalpardo,Villanueva de la Jara andVillarta.
Camporrobles,Villalgordo,Fuenterrobles,Venta del Moro,Caudete de las Fuentes,Utiel,San Antonio,Requena,Sinarcas, andChera.
