La Roda

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La Roda
La Roda (Spain)
Coordinates: 39°12′25″N2°09′37″W / 39.206959°N 2.16038°W / 39.206959; -2.16038
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg  Castile-La Mancha
Province Bandera provincia Albacete.svg Albacete
Judicial district La Roda is the legal district no. 5 of its province.
Government
   Mayor Juan Ramón Amores García (PSOE)
Area
[3]
  Total398.88 km2 (154.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2023) [4]
  Total15,542
Demonym(s) Rodense, rodeño/-a (Spanish)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

La Roda is a small city and municipality located in the Province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha in Spain.

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Description

The town has a population of around 15,500 people. [4] It is an important industrial town. Its most famous building is the church which dates from the 15th century.

Its main culinary speciality are the Miguelitos. [5] Tennis player Guillermo García López hails from the city [6] along with David Castro who is a triathlon runner. [7]

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References

  1. "Corporación - Ayuntamiento de La Roda". web.archive.org. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. Marcos, José (20 July 2023). "Juan Ramón Amores (PSOE), primer senador con ELA: "Que no se se me juzgue por mi enfermedad, sino por defender una sociedad más justa"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. "Entidades Locales". ssweb.seap.minhap.es. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. "Miguelitos de La Roda - Características y Variedades". La Albaceteca (in Spanish). 7 June 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. Navarro, Carlos (11 September 2019). "García-López: "El nivel de los Challengers es muy bueno, cualquiera puede ganarte"". Punto de Break (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. "David Castro, de La Roda, campeón de Europa de triatlón". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.