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Tarazona de la Mancha is amunicipality in the province ofAlbacete in the Autonomous community ofCastile-La Mancha,Spain. It had a population of 6,647 at the 2011 census.
Tarazona de la Mancha is located in the north of Albacete along the border with Cuenca Provence. On the south the municipality borders the municipality ofLa Gineta. On the east it bordersMadrigueras. To the west it bordersMontalvos,La Roda,Fuensanta andVillalgordo del Júcar. To the north it borders the municipalities ofQuintanar del Rey andVillagarcía del Llano located in the province of Cuenca.
The municipality has an area of 212 square kilometers. TheValdemembra River, a tributary of theJúcar River flows through the municipality. The Júcar forms the southern boundary of Tarazona de la Mancha.
At least as late as 1940 a distinct town population was kept, not including the full municipal area but only the central settled part. The town in that year had a population of 5,892.[1]
The "Carta arqueológica de Tarazona de la Mancha" made in 1978 byCayo Tomás González andMatías Muñoz stated that the area was a site of Second Bronze Age culture, Iberian Culture, Roman Culture and Late Medieval Culture based on archeological remains.
There is a bridge over the Valdemembra River built during Roman times. Remains of a Roman villa have also been found here.
The village of Tarazona was settled in the late 15th century by migrants fromVillanueva de la Jara. On 11 October 1564 Tarazaona was granted the status of village. TheChurch of San Bartolomé (Tarazona de la Mancha) was built in the seventeenth century.
When the provinces of Spain were created around 1710, Tarazona was put in the province of Cuenca. It was transferred to Albacete Province in 1833.
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