Hita, Guadalajara

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Hita, Guadalajara
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Hita, Guadalajara
Coordinates: Coordinates: 40°49′34″N3°02′54″W / 40.82611°N 3.04833°W / 40.82611; -3.04833
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Castile-La Mancha
Province Guadalajara
Municipality Hita
Area
  Land56.49 km2 (21.81 sq mi)
Elevation
876 m (2,874 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total307
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Hita is a municipality in the comarca of La Alcarria, in the province of Guadalajara (province), Spain.

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Hita is known for the title "Archpriest of Hita" (Arcipreste de Hita) attributed to the author Juan Ruiz of the medieval Spanish poem The Book of Good Love (El libro de buen amor).

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References

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