List of municipalities in Albacete

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Map of Spain with the province of Albacete highlighted
Map of Spain with the province of Albacete highlighted
Map of the province of Albacete with its municipalities
Map of the municipalities in the province of Albacete

Albacete is a province in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, Spain, that is divided into 87 municipalities. As of the 2023 Spanish census, the province is the 35th largest by population, with 387,529 inhabitants,[1] and the 9th largest by land area, spanning 14,922.19 km2 (5,761.49 sq mi).[2] Municipalities are the basic local political division in Spain,[3] and can only belong to one province.[4] They enjoy a large degree of autonomy in their local administration, being in charge of tasks such as urban planning, water supply, lighting, roads, local police, and firefighting.[5]

The organisation of municipalities in Spain is outlined in a local government law (Spanish: Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local; transl. Law 7/1985, of 2 April, Regulating the Bases of the Local Administration) passed on 2 April 1985[6] and finalised by an 18 April 1986 royal decree.[7] The Statute of Autonomy of Castilla–La Mancha also contains provisions concerning the relations between the municipalities and the autonomous government of Castilla–La Mancha.[8] All citizens of Spain are required to register in the municipality in which they reside.[9] Each municipality is a corporation with independent legal personhood: its governing body is called the ayuntamiento (municipal council or corporation),[10] a term often also used to refer to the municipal offices (city and town halls). The ayuntamiento is composed of the mayor (Spanish: alcalde), the deputy mayors (tenientes de alcalde) and the plenary assembly (pleno) of councillors (concejales).[11] Municipalities are categorised by population for the purpose of determining the number of councillors: three when the population is up to 100 inhabitants, five for 101–250, seven for 251–1,000, nine for 1,001–2,000, eleven for 2,001–5,000, thirteen for 5,001–10,000, seventeen for 10,001–20,000, twenty-one for 20,001–50,000, and twenty-five for 50,001–100,000.[12] One councillor is added for every additional 100,000 inhabitants, with a further one added when the number of councillors based on this methodology would be even in order to prevent tied votes.[13]

The mayor and the deputy mayors are elected by the plenary assembly, which is itself elected by universal suffrage.[14] Elections in municipalities with more than 250 inhabitants are carried out following a proportional representation system with closed lists,[13] whilst those with a population lower than 250 use a block plurality voting system with open lists.[15] The plenary assembly must meet periodically at the seat of the ayuntamiento, with meetings occurring more or less frequently depending on the population of the municipality: monthly for those whose population is larger than 20,000, once every two months if it ranges between 5,001 and 20,000, and once every three months if it does not exceed 5,000.[16] Many ayuntamientos also have a local governing board (Spanish: junta de gobierno local), which is named by the mayor from amongst the councillors and is required for municipalities of more than 5,000 inhabitants.[11] The board, whose role is to assist the mayor between meetings of the plenary assembly, may not include more than one third of the councillors.[17]

The largest municipality by population in the province as of the 2023 Spanish census is Albacete, its capital, with 173,202 residents, while the smallest is Villa de Ves, with 61 residents.[18] The largest municipality by area is also Albacete, which spans 1,126.98 km², while Cotillas is the smallest at 14.46 km².[2]

Municipalities

  • Largest municipalities in the province of Albacete by population
  • Aerial view of Albacete Fairgrounds
    Albacete is the province's capital and largest municipality by population.
  • City view of Hellin
    Hellín, the second largest municipality by population in the province of Albacete
  • Town square in Villarrobledo
    Villarrobledo is the province of Albacete's third largest municipality by population.
  • Castle in Almansa
    Almansa, the province of Albacete's fourth largest municipality by population
  • Outside stairs to a 15th century church in La Roda.
    La Roda is the province of Albacete's fifth largest municipality by population.
  • Panoramic view of Caudete
    Caudete, the province of Albacete's sixth largest municipality by population

†  Provincial capital

Municipalities in the province of Albacete
Name Population
(2023 census)[18] 		Population
(2011 census)[19] 		Population change Land area (km²)[2] Population density
(2023)
Abengibre 768 859 −10.6% 30.76 25.0/km2
Alatoz 503 587 −14.3% 63.85 7.9/km2
Albacete† 173,202 171,999 +0.7% 1,126.98 153.7/km2
Albatana 660 784 −15.8% 30.52 21.6/km2
Alborea 680 830 −18.1% 71.86 9.5/km2
Alcadozo 649 732 −11.3% 99.58 6.5/km2
Alcalá del Júcar 1,114 1,335 −16.6% 146.82 7.6/km2
Alcaraz 1,305 1,585 −17.7% 370.33 3.5/km2
Almansa 24,246 25,316 −4.2% 532.40 45.5/km2
Alpera 2,288 2,410 −5.1% 178.37 12.8/km2
Aýna 611 788 −22.5% 146.58 4.2/km2
Balazote 2,412 2,410 +0.1% 65.15 37.0/km2
El Ballestero 414 459 −9.8% 138.69 3.0/km2
Balsa de Ves 136 182 −25.3% 75.89 1.8/km2
Barrax 1,877 2,010 −6.6% 189.77 9.9/km2
Bienservida 568 703 −19.2% 91.43 6.2/km2
Bogarra 746 1,007 −25.9% 166.01 4.5/km2
Bonete 980 1,226 −20.1% 125.53 7.8/km2
El Bonillo 2,646 3,010 −12.1% 502.86 5.3/km2
Carcelén 490 633 −22.6% 75.36 6.5/km2
Casas de Juan Núñez 1,350 1,433 −5.8% 88.98 15.2/km2
Casas de Lázaro 326 453 −28.0% 112.31 2.9/km2
Casas de Ves 561 711 −21.1% 125.40 4.5/km2
Casas-Ibáñez 4,575 4,805 −4.8% 103.25 44.3/km2
Caudete 10,171 10,460 −2.8% 141.23 72.0/km2
Cenizate 1,163 1,243 −6.4% 63.26 18.4/km2
Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón 4,606 4,081 +12.9% 679.27 6.8/km2
Corral-Rubio 302 403 −25.1% 94.75 3.2/km2
Cotillas 130 157 −17.2% 14.46 9.0/km2
Elche de la Sierra 3,570 3,937 −9.3% 239.49 14.9/km2
Férez 619 737 −16.0% 126.15 4.9/km2
Fuensanta 297 369 −19.5% 24.11 12.3/km2
Fuente-Álamo 2,438 2,657 −8.2% 133.37 18.3/km2
Fuentealbilla 1,828 1,981 −7.7% 108.29 16.9/km2
La Gineta 2,601 2,576 +1.0% 137.13 19.0/km2
Golosalvo 92 119 −22.7% 28.17 3.3/km2
Hellín 30,499 31,202 −2.3% 779.29 39.1/km2
La Herrera 314 350 −10.3% 63.42 5.0/km2
Higueruela 1,150 1,296 −11.3% 205.45 5.6/km2
Hoya-Gonzalo 624 745 −16.2% 114.57 5.4/km2
Jorquera 345 425 −18.8% 67.94 5.1/km2
Letur 928 1,073 −13.5% 264.40 3.5/km2
Lezuza 1,302 1,585 −17.9% 360.61 3.6/km2
Liétor 1,077 1,406 −23.4% 313.18 3.4/km2
Madrigueras 4,680 4,847 −3.4% 73.34 63.8/km2
Mahora 1,496 1,432 +4.5% 108.14 13.8/km2
Masegoso 139 117 +18.8% 103.87 1.3/km2
Minaya 1,455 1,679 −13.3% 69.98 20.8/km2
Molinicos 829 1,012 −18.1% 143.58 5.8/km2
Montalvos 89 127 −29.9% 24.66 3.6/km2
Montealegre del Castillo 2,041 2,240 −8.9% 177.41 11.5/km2
Motilleja 665 588 +13.1% 23.82 27.9/km2
Munera 3,409 3,753 −9.2% 230.53 14.8/km2
Navas de Jorquera 516 550 −6.2% 42.25 12.2/km2
Nerpio 1,175 1,476 −20.4% 436.74 2.7/km2
Ontur 1,917 2,239 −14.4% 54.40 35.2/km2
Ossa de Montiel 2,213 2,633 −16.0% 243.70 9.1/km2
Paterna del Madera 353 440 −19.8% 112.33 3.1/km2
Peñas de San Pedro 1,458 1,354 +7.7% 158.76 9.2/km2
Peñascosa 331 391 −15.3% 189.25 1.7/km2
Pétrola 670 820 −18.3% 74.60 9.0/km2
Povedilla 396 536 −26.1% 49.42 8.0/km2
Pozo Cañada 2,713 2,865 −5.3% 116.83 23.2/km2
Pozohondo 1,553 1,788 −13.1% 136.42 11.4/km2
Pozo-Lorente 390 449 −13.1% 80.98 4.8/km2
Pozuelo 469 573 −18.2% 133.97 3.5/km2
La Recueja 221 310 −28.7% 29.37 7.5/km2
Riópar 1,323 1,466 −9.8% 81.00 16.3/km2
Robledo 396 459 −13.7% 120.08 3.3/km2
La Roda 15,632 16,325 −4.2% 397.88 39.3/km2
Salobre 435 585 −25.6% 49.52 8.8/km2
San Pedro 1,187 1,297 −8.5% 83.11 14.3/km2
Socovos 1,704 1,952 −12.7% 139.12 12.2/km2
Tarazona de la Mancha 6,156 6,678 −7.8% 212.67 28.9/km2
Tobarra 7,819 8,195 −4.6% 325.21 24.0/km2
Valdeganga 1,968 1,981 −0.7% 70.65 27.9/km2
Vianos 322 405 −20.5% 128.05 2.5/km2
Villa de Ves 61 54 +13.0% 57.75 1.1/km2
Villalgordo del Júcar 1,110 1,230 −9.8% 46.68 23.8/km2
Villamalea 3,953 4,110 −3.8% 128.32 30.8/km2
Villapalacios 556 685 −18.8% 87.47 6.4/km2
Villarrobledo 25,090 26,526 −5.4% 862.39 29.1/km2
Villatoya 114 131 −13.0% 18.67 6.1/km2
Villavaliente 209 271 −22.9% 34.84 6.0/km2
Villaverde de Guadalimar 311 405 −23.2% 69.28 4.5/km2
Viveros 308 358 −14.0% 65.36 4.7/km2
Yeste 2,504 3,183 −21.3% 509.38 4.9/km2
Province of Albacete 387,529[20] 401,580[21] −3.5% 14,922.19 26.0/km2
Castilla–La Mancha 2,084,086[20] 2,106,331[21] −1.1% 79,410.62 26.2/km2
Spain 48,085,361[20] 46,815,916[21] +2.7% 504,755.17 95.3/km2

See also

References

  1. ^ "Censo anual de población 2021-2023. Cifras de población. Principales resultados. 2021-2023. Población según comunidad autónoma y provincia y sexo" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población" (in Spanish). Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ BOE 1985, p. 11.
  4. ^ BOE 1985, p. 14.
  5. ^ BOE 1985, pp. 22–23.
  6. ^ BOE 1985.
  7. ^ BOE 1986.
  8. ^ BOE 1982.
  9. ^ BOE 1985, p. 15.
  10. ^ BOE 1985, pp. 13–14.
  11. ^ a b BOE 1985, p. 19.
  12. ^ LOREG 1985, pp. 64–65.
  13. ^ a b LOREG 1985, p. 65.
  14. ^ LOREG 1985, p. 7.
  15. ^ LOREG 1985, p. 66.
  16. ^ BOE 1985, p. 33.
  17. ^ BOE 1985, p. 21.
  18. ^ a b "Censo anual de población 2021-2023. Resultados por municipios. 2021-2023. Población por sexo, edad (grupos quinquenales) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Censos de Población y Viviendas 2011. Resultados Municipales - Albacete. Población por municipios, sexo y edad (año a año)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  20. ^ a b c "Censo anual de población 2021-2023. Resultados nacionales, por comunidades autónomas y provincias. 2021-2023. Población por sexo, edad (año a año) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "Censos de Población y Viviendas 2011. Resultados Nacionales, por Comunidades Autónomas y Provincias. Población según comunidad autónoma y provincia y sexo" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

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