Guadalajara, Spain

Guadalajara
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Guadalajara is located in Spain
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Location in the Province of Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha and Spain
Guadalajara is located in Castilla-La Mancha
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara (Castilla-La Mancha)
Guadalajara is located in Province of Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara (Province of Guadalajara)
Coordinates: 40°38′1.36″N 3°10′2.62″W / 40.6337111°N 3.1673944°W / 40.6337111; -3.1673944
CountrySpain
RegionCastilla–La Mancha
ProvinceGuadalajara
Government
 • MayorAlberto Rojo Blas (PSOE)
Area
 • Municipality235.49 km2 (90.92 sq mi)
Elevation
708 m (2,323 ft)
Highest elevation
972 m (3,189 ft)
Lowest elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Municipality85,871
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
 • Urban
161,683
DemonymsGuadalajareño/a[a]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
19001–5
Dialing code949
Websitewww.guadalajara.es
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Guadalajara (/ˌɡwɑːdələˈhɑːrə/ GWAH-də-lə-HAR, Spanish: [ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa] )[2] is a city and municipality in Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. It is the capital of the Province of Guadalajara.

Lying on the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at roughly 685 meters (2,247 ft) metres above sea level, the city straddles the Henares River. As of 2018 it has a population of 86,222 which makes it the region's second most populated municipality.

  1. ^ Cruz Herrera 2000–2001, p. 57.
  2. ^ "Guadalajara". Collins Dictionary. n.d. Retrieved 26 September 2014.


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