Barrax

Barrax is a municipality in the province of Albacete. This province belongs to the Autonomous Community of Castile-La Mancha (Spain). It is located on the plateau begins the Alcaraz mountain range. It is a mainly agricultural town surrounded by large areas of cereals.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Barrax
Settlement.image_skyline: Plaza barrax.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera Barrax.png
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Barrax.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 70px
Settlement.image_map: Albacete Barrax Mapa municipal.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Barrax
Settlement.subdivision_type: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomouscommunity
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Castilla-La Mancha
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Albacete
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Mancomunidad
Settlement.subdivision_name3: La Mancha-Centro Júcar
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Josefa Perez Navarrete (2007)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 189.86

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Barrax
Population: 1838
Area: 189.86
Elevation: 731
Official website: barrax.es
Image: Plaza barrax.jpg
Dialing code: 967
Licence plate code: AB

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postal code: 02639
Commons category: Barrax
female population: 894
male population: 939

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== History == The origin of this population, according to tradition as there are no corroborating documents, was the call Barraj sale, old coaching inn on the road between Andalusia and the center of the peninsula and the Levant, belonging then to the jurisdiction of Alcaraz, which became independent on September 20, 1564 when he was awarded the title of Villa by royal grant of Philip II of Spain.