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Alarcón
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Also known as Alarcon

Alarcón is a municipality in the province of Cuenca, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

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Settlement.official_name
Alarcón
Settlement.image_flag
Bandera de Alarcón.png
Settlement.image_shield
Escudo de Alarcón.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Alarcón in Spain.
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Hoz del río Júcar en Alarcón 01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
General view of Alarcón.
Settlement.elevation_m
831
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Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
23px|border Cuenca
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3
La Manchuela
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Pedro María Párraga Villajos
Settlement.area_total_km2
120
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Official name
Alarcón
Population
173
Area
120
Elevation
831
Official website
aytoalarcon.blogspot.com
Image
Alarcón.jpg
Licence plate code
CU
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Commons category
Alarcón
postal code
16214
Commons gallery
Alarcón
male population
67
female population
81
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15 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • History
  • Notable people
  • Government
  • Monuments
  • Castle of Alarcón
  • Church of Santo Domingo de Silos
  • Art Center – The Murals of Alarcón; Old Church of San Juan Bautista
  • Church of the Santa Trinidad
  • Church of Santa María del Campo
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Alarcón is a municipality in the province of Cuenca, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

==Geography== Located 87 kilometers (54 miles) south of the city of Cuenca, Alarcón spans an area of 120 km2 (50 sq mi) at an elevation of 831 meters (2,726 feet). It is situated on a promontory within a closed bend of the Júcar. Not far downstream from the Alarcón Dam, an important reservoir, the town also has the smaller Dam of Henchidero at its doorstep.

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