Alconaba
Alconaba | |
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 Municipal location in the Province of Soria. | |
  Alconaba Location in Spain.  Alconaba Alconaba (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°43′25″N 2°23′07″W / 41.72361°N 2.38528°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
| Province |  Soria |
| Comarca | Campo de Gomara |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Pedro Antonio Asensio Blázquez (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.29 km2 (20.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,007 m (3,304 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 189 |
| • Density | 3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website  |
Alconaba is a municipality in the Province of Soria, Castilla y León, Spain. It belongs to the Comarca de Campo de Gómara.
In the Catholic hierarchy, Alconaba belongs to the Diocese of Osma-Soria, which is part of the Archdiocese of Burgos.
In addition to Alconaba proper, the municipality includes the villages of Cubo de Hogueras, Martialay and Ontalvilla de Valcorba.
Toponymy
[edit]The current name, like many placenames in Spain, is an adaptation of the original Arabic name: al-qunnaba, meaning "hemp".
References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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