Belmonte, Cuenca

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Belmonte, Cuenca
Coordinates: 39°33′33.78″N2°42′30.19″W / 39.5593833°N 2.7083861°W / 39.5593833; -2.7083861
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg  Castile-La Mancha
Province Flag Cuenca Province.svg   Cuenca
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total1,938
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Belmonte is a municipality located in the province of Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. In 2009, it had a population of 2,251.

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