Fuentes, Cuenca

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Fuentes, Cuenca
Coordinates: 39°57′00″N2°01′16″W / 39.950°N 2.021°W / 39.950; -2.021
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]
  Total
454
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Fuentes is a municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 508.

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.