Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón
Encyclopedia
Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón, more commonly just Chinchilla, is a municipality in the province of Albacete in Castile-La Mancha
, (Spain) in the region of La Mancha Montearagón.
of Albacete. It includes the hamlets of Casa Blanca de los Rioteros, Estación de Chinchilla, La Felipa, Horna, Pinilla, Pozo Bueno, Pozo de la Peña and El Villar de Chinchilla (wines produced in the latter parish belong to the Almansa Denominación de Origen
).
, Chinchilla was to be the provincial capital; the 1833 territorial division of Spain
, which remains largely in effect today, moved the capital to Albacete
.Real Decreto de 30 de noviembre de 1833 on the official web site of the government of the Canary Islands, accessed 2009-12-31.
Since 1991 the municipality has been governed by the Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE)
.
Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community of Spain. Castile-La Mancha is bordered by Castile and León, Madrid, Aragon, Valencia, Murcia, Andalusia, and Extremadura. It is one of the most sparsely populated of Spain's autonomous communities...
, (Spain) in the region of La Mancha Montearagón.
Description
This town is located 15 km from the capital of the province. In 2008, with 3,660 inhabitants, according to INE data, but according to water consumption data are estimated about 5,000 since many are not registered in this town used by many as a dormitory townCommuter town
A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commutes out to earn their livelihood. Many commuter towns act as suburbs of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily, and many suburbs are commuter towns...
of Albacete. It includes the hamlets of Casa Blanca de los Rioteros, Estación de Chinchilla, La Felipa, Horna, Pinilla, Pozo Bueno, Pozo de la Peña and El Villar de Chinchilla (wines produced in the latter parish belong to the Almansa Denominación de Origen
Almansa (DO)
Almansa is a Spanish Denominación de Origen , known for its red wines, located in the southeast of the province of Albacete , in the transition zone between the high central plateau and the Mediterranean Sea...
).
Historical data
In the shortlived 1822 territorial division of Spain1822 territorial division of Spain
The 1822 territorial division of Spain was a rearrangement of the territory of Spain into various provinces, enacted briefly during the Trienio Liberal of 1820–1823...
, Chinchilla was to be the provincial capital; the 1833 territorial division of Spain
1833 territorial division of Spain
The 1833 territorial division of Spain divided Spain into provinces, classified into "historic regions" . on the official web site of the government of the Canary Islands, accessed 2009-12-31...
, which remains largely in effect today, moved the capital to Albacete
Albacete
Albacete is a city and municipality in southeastern Spain, 258 km southeast of Madrid, the capital of the province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. The municipality had a population of c. 169,700 in 2009....
.Real Decreto de 30 de noviembre de 1833 on the official web site of the government of the Canary Islands, accessed 2009-12-31.
Since 1991 the municipality has been governed by the Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE)
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
.