Enciso, La Rioja

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Enciso
Municipality
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Enciso
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Enciso
Enciso (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°08′56″N2°16′09″W / 42.14889°N 2.26917°W / 42.14889; -2.26917
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of La Rioja (with coat of arms).svg La Rioja
Comarca Arnedo
Government
 •  Mayor Ricardo Ochoa (PP)
Area
 • Total
69.69 km2 (26.91 sq mi)
Elevation
783 m (2,569 ft)
Population
 (2024) [1]
 • Total
170
Postal code
26586

Enciso is a small municipality (pop. 159 (2007)) in the southern part of La Rioja, Spain, near Arnedo. The main village rises is located above the Cidacos River.

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Numerous trace fossils of dinosaurs have been found in the area and there is a museum specialized in paleontology in Enciso. [2] The dinosaur has become an emblematic animal of this town. [3]

Demography

Enciso has been steadily losing permanent population. From a total of 1,237 inhabitants in 1900, it had only 159 in the 2009 census. [4]

Villages

Enciso's municipal term encompasses several smaller populated places, including Navalsaz. Located on a bend of the river, almost depopulated Las Ruedas de Enciso is a popular place for hikers and sightseers. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ↑ Paleontology Center, Enciso
  3. ↑ Dinosaur Clock in Enciso
  4. ↑ Población según el padrón municipal de 2009 del INE
  5. ↑ Las Ruedas De Enciso (La Rioja)


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