Quero, Spain

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Quero
Municipality
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Quero
Coordinates: 39°30′29″N3°14′49″W / 39.50806°N 3.24694°W / 39.50806; -3.24694
Country Flag of Spain.svg Spain
Autonomous community Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg Castile-La Mancha
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
  Density9.7/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]

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Location

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.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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

See also

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
  3. Quero - Diputación Provincial de Toledo
  4. Laguna Grande, Quero