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Quero | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 39°30′29″N3°14′49″W / 39.50806°N 3.24694°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Toledo |
Comarca | Mancha Alta de Toledo |
Area | |
• Total | 103.92 km2 (40.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 648.9 m (2,128.9 ft) |
Population (2018) [1] | |
• Total | 1,006 |
• Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Demonym | Quereño/Quereña |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 45790 |
Quero is a municipality in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, in central Spain. According to the 2012 census the municipality has a population of 1,311 inhabitants, down from a total of 3,101 in the 1930 census. [2]
Quero is located 107 km east of Toledo. Historically it is documented that in 1162, during the Reconquista , its lands belonged to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. In 1241 the lands were handed over to the Comendador of Consuegra. [3]
Quero lies close to a relatively large pond known as Laguna Grande. [4] The town is located in the comarca of Mancha Alta de Toledo, named after the historical and natural region of La Mancha.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1900 | 2,144 | — |
1910 | 2,470 | +15.2% |
1920 | 2,757 | +11.6% |
1930 | 3,101 | +12.5% |
1940 | 2,896 | −6.6% |
1950 | 3,051 | +5.4% |
1960 | 2,655 | −13.0% |
1970 | 1,838 | −30.8% |
1981 | 1,727 | −6.0% |
1991 | 1,419 | −17.8% |
2001 | 1,257 | −11.4% |
2011 | 1,344 | +6.9% |
2021 | 977 | −27.3% |
2023 | 1,012 | +3.6% |
Source: ISTAT |