Cuenca (Spanish:[ˈkweŋka]ⓘ) is one of the five provinces of theautonomous community ofCastilla-La Mancha.[1] It is located in the eastern part of this autonomous community and covers 17,141 square km.[2][3] It has a population of 203,841 inhabitants – the least populated of the five provinces. Its capital city is also calledCuenca.
211,375 people (2007) live in the province. Its capital isCuenca, where nearly a quarter of the population live, some 52,980 people. There are238 municipalities in Cuenca.
In 1851, Cuenca lostRequena-Utiel to the neighbouringValencia Province, with which it was developing commercial ties. Nevertheless,Requena-Utiel remainedSpanish-speaking (rather thanCatalan), while the loss of its most dynamic region left the province of Cuenca relatively underdeveloped economically.
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