List of municipalities in Ciudad Real

Map of Spain with the province of Ciudad Real highlighted Map of the municipalities in the province of Ciudad Real

Ciudad Real is a province in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, Spain, which is divided into 102 municipalities. As of the 2023[update] Spanish census, Ciudad Real is the 31st most populous of Spain's 50 provinces, with 491,927 inhabitants,[1] and the 3rd largest by land area, spanning 19,813 square kilometres (7,650 sq mi).[2] Municipalities are the most basic local political division in Spain[3] and can only belong to one province.[4] They enjoy a large degree of autonomy in their local administration, being in charge of tasks such as urban planning, water supply, lighting, roads, local police, and firefighting.[5]

The organisation of municipalities in Spain is outlined by the local government law Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local (transl. Law 7/1985, of 2 April, Regulating the Bases of the Local Administration), which was passed by the Cortes Generales—Spain’s national parliament—on 2 April 1985[6] and finalised by royal decree on 18 April 1986.[7] The municipalities are also governed by the Statute of Autonomy of Castilla-La Mancha [es], which includes provisions concerning their relations with Castilla–La Mancha's autonomous government.[8] All citizens of Spain are required to register in the municipality in which they reside.[9] Each municipality is a corporation[a] with independent legal personhood: its governing body is called the ayuntamiento (municipal council or corporation),[11] a term often also used to refer to the municipal offices (city and town halls). The ayuntamiento is composed of the mayor (Spanish: alcalde), the deputy mayors (tenientes de alcalde) and the councillors (concejales), who form the plenary (pleno), the deliberative body.[12] Municipalities are categorised by population for determining the number of councillors: three when the population is up to 100 inhabitants, five for 101–250, seven for 251–1,000, nine for 1,001–2,000, eleven for 2,001–5,000, thirteen for 5,001–10,000, seventeen for 10,001–20,000, twenty-one for 20,001–50,000, and twenty-five for 50,001–100,000.[13]

The mayor and the deputy mayors are elected by the plenary assembly, which is itself elected by universal suffrage.[14] Elections in municipalities with more than 250 inhabitants are carried out following a proportional representation system with closed lists,[13] whilst those with a population lower than 250 use a block plurality voting system with open lists.[15] The plenary assembly must meet periodically, with meetings occurring more or less frequently depending on the population of the municipality: monthly for those whose population is larger than 20,000, once every two months if it ranges between 5,001 and 20,000, and once every three months if it does not exceed 5,000.[16] Many ayuntamientos also have a local governing board (Spanish: junta de gobierno local), which is appointed by the mayor from amongst the councillors and is required for municipalities of over 5,000 inhabitants.[12] The board, whose role is to assist the mayor between meetings of the plenary assembly, may not include more than one third of the councillors.[17]

The largest municipality by population in the province as of the 2023 Spanish census is Ciudad Real, its capital, with 75,254 residents, while the smallest is Villar del Pozo, with 55 residents.[18] The largest municipality by area is Almodóvar del Campo, which spans 1,207.90 square kilometres (466.37 sq mi), while Caracuel de Calatrava is the smallest at 9.92 square kilometres (3.83 sq mi).[19]

## Municipalities

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* Largest municipalities in the province of Ciudad Real by population
* Ciudad Real is the province's capital and largest municipality by population.

* Puertollano, the second largest municipality by population in the province of Ciudad Real

* Tomelloso is the province of Ciudad Real's third largest municipality by population.

* Alcázar de San Juan, the province of Ciudad Real's fourth largest municipality by population

†  Provincial capital

Municipalities in the province of Ciudad Real Name  | Population
(2023 census)[18] | Population
(2011 census)[20] | Population change  | Land area (km²)[19] | Population density
(2023)

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Abenójar | 1,331  | 1,588  | −16.2% | 423.43 | 3.1/km2
Agudo | 1,609  | 1,863  | −13.6% | 229.96 | 7.0/km2
Alamillo | 469  | 524  | −10.5% | 67.26 | 7.0/km2
Albaladejo | 1,054  | 1,419  | −25.7% | 48.94 | 21.5/km2
Alcázar de San Juan | 30,943  | 31,616  | −2.1% | 666.50 | 46.4/km2
Alcoba | 569  | 735  | −22.6% | 307.10 | 1.9/km2
Alcolea de Calatrava | 1,383  | 1,601  | −13.6% | 70.72 | 19.6/km2
Alcubillas | 445  | 562  | −20.8% | 47.46 | 9.4/km2
Aldea del Rey | 1,582  | 1,931  | −18.1% | 154.32 | 10.3/km2
Alhambra | 967  | 1,098  | −11.9% | 579.63 | 1.7/km2
Almadén | 4,966  | 6,064  | −18.1% | 239.64 | 20.7/km2
Almadenejos | 399  | 508  | −21.5% | 102.88 | 3.9/km2
Almagro | 9,003  | 9,183  | −2.0% | 249.92 | 36.0/km2
Almedina | 485  | 652  | −25.6% | 55.90 | 8.7/km2
Almodóvar del Campo | 5,787  | 6,684  | −13.4% | 1,207.90 | 4.8/km2
Almuradiel | 751  | 891  | −15.7% | 66.16 | 11.4/km2
Anchuras | 267  | 344  | −22.4% | 231.05 | 1.2/km2
Arenales de San Gregorio | 598  | 703  | −14.9% | 30.53 | 19.6/km2
Arenas de San Juan | 1,022  | 1,095  | −6.7% | 63.09 | 16.2/km2
Argamasilla de Alba | 6,837  | 7,263  | −5.9% | 396.85 | 17.2/km2
Argamasilla de Calatrava | 5,818  | 5,993  | −2.9% | 167.21 | 34.8/km2
Arroba de los Montes | 416  | 507  | −17.9% | 61.70 | 6.7/km2
Ballesteros de Calatrava | 371  | 460  | −19.3% | 57.87 | 6.4/km2
Bolaños de Calatrava | 11,978  | 12,134  | −1.3% | 87.89 | 136.3/km2
Brazatortas | 1,005  | 1,107  | −9.2% | 271.60 | 3.7/km2
Cabezarados | 308  | 360  | −14.4% | 80.36 | 3.8/km2
Cabezarrubias del Puerto | 497  | 555  | −10.5% | 100.85 | 4.9/km2
Calzada de Calatrava | 3,809  | 4,416  | −13.7% | 410.82 | 9.3/km2
Campo de Criptana | 12,972  | 14,640  | −11.4% | 303.39 | 42.8/km2
Cañada de Calatrava | 100  | 117  | −14.5% | 30.13 | 3.3/km2
Caracuel de Calatrava | 144  | 170  | −15.3% | 9.92 | 14.5/km2
Carrión de Calatrava | 3,183  | 3,010  | +5.7% | 94.33 | 33.7/km2
Carrizosa | 1,137  | 1,430  | −20.5% | 26.04 | 43.7/km2
Castellar de Santiago | 1,802  | 2,176  | −17.2% | 95.50 | 18.9/km2
Chillón | 1,775  | 2,045  | −13.2% | 207.78 | 8.5/km2
Ciudad Real†  | 75,254  | 75,071  | +0.2% | 285.15 | 263.9/km2
Corral de Calatrava | 1,124  | 1,170  | −3.9% | 148.82 | 7.6/km2
Los Cortijos | 859  | 972  | −11.6% | 95.24 | 9.0/km2
Cózar | 934  | 1,161  | −19.6% | 64.99 | 14.4/km2
Daimiel | 17,673  | 18,670  | −5.3% | 438.06 | 40.3/km2
Fernán Caballero | 992  | 1,116  | −11.1% | 103.90 | 9.5/km2
Fontanarejo | 237  | 311  | −23.8% | 76.95 | 3.1/km2
Fuencaliente | 1,010  | 1,115  | −9.4% | 270.05 | 3.7/km2
Fuenllana | 206  | 276  | −25.4% | 59.96 | 3.4/km2
Fuente el Fresno | 3,072  | 3,586  | −14.3% | 119.46 | 25.7/km2
Granátula de Calatrava | 699  | 869  | −19.6% | 152.65 | 4.6/km2
Guadalmez | 718  | 902  | −20.4% | 71.99 | 10.0/km2
Herencia | 8,405  | 9,006  | −6.7% | 227.31 | 37.0/km2
Hinojosas de Calatrava | 506  | 537  | −5.8% | 102.44 | 4.9/km2
Horcajo de los Montes | 801  | 1,024  | −21.8% | 207.47 | 3.9/km2
Las Labores | 548  | 650  | −15.7% | 34.14 | 16.1/km2
Llanos del Caudillo | 697  | 716  | −2.7% | 20.42 | 34.1/km2
Luciana | 371  | 410  | −9.5% | 113.84 | 3.3/km2
Malagón | 7,755  | 8,688  | −10.7% | 364.80 | 21.3/km2
Manzanares | 17,716  | 19,181  | −7.6% | 473.82 | 37.4/km2
Membrilla | 5,827  | 6,285  | −7.3% | 144.09 | 40.4/km2
Mestanza | 662  | 818  | −19.1% | 370.91 | 1.8/km2
Miguelturra | 15,766  | 14,711  | +7.2% | 119.17 | 132.3/km2
Montiel | 1,219  | 1,528  | −20.2% | 270.89 | 4.5/km2
Moral de Calatrava | 5,121  | 5,635  | −9.1% | 188.52 | 27.2/km2
Navalpino | 211  | 258  | −18.2% | 196.33 | 1.1/km2
Navas de Estena | 286  | 319  | −10.3% | 146.54 | 2.0/km2
Pedro Muñoz | 7,637  | 8,331  | −8.3% | 101.63 | 75.1/km2
Picón | 682  | 709  | −3.8% | 59.57 | 11.4/km2
Piedrabuena | 4,360  | 4,752  | −8.2% | 565.36 | 7.7/km2
Poblete | 2,862  | 2,034  | +40.7% | 27.93 | 102.5/km2
Porzuna | 3,524  | 3,962  | −11.1% | 211.90 | 16.6/km2
Pozuelo de Calatrava | 3,743  | 3,314  | +12.9% | 99.93 | 37.5/km2
Los Pozuelos de Calatrava | 368  | 447  | −17.7% | 84.00 | 4.4/km2
Puebla de Don Rodrigo | 1,131  | 1,237  | −8.6% | 424.87 | 2.7/km2
Puebla del Príncipe | 664  | 791  | −16.1% | 33.97 | 19.5/km2
Puerto Lápice | 881  | 1,012  | −12.9% | 54.84 | 16.1/km2
Puertollano | 45,243  | 51,924  | −12.9% | 225.13 | 201.0/km2
Retuerta del Bullaque | 898  | 1,086  | −17.3% | 654.83 | 1.4/km2
El Robledo | 1,068  | 1,232  | −13.3% | 105.50 | 10.1/km2
Ruidera | 539  | 601  | −10.3% | 39.20 | 13.8/km2
Saceruela | 529  | 629  | −15.9% | 247.28 | 2.1/km2
San Carlos del Valle | 1,082  | 1,207  | −10.4% | 57.69 | 18.8/km2
San Lorenzo de Calatrava | 199  | 234  | −15.0% | 105.84 | 1.9/km2
Santa Cruz de los Cáñamos | 490  | 595  | −17.6% | 17.72 | 27.7/km2
Santa Cruz de Mudela | 3,876  | 4,569  | −15.2% | 133.58 | 29.0/km2
Socuéllamos | 12,162  | 13,374  | −9.1% | 372.44 | 32.7/km2
La Solana | 15,220  | 16,151  | −5.8% | 135.17 | 112.6/km2
Solana del Pino | 332  | 414  | −19.8% | 180.07 | 1.8/km2
Terrinches | 605  | 844  | −28.3% | 55.52 | 10.9/km2
Tomelloso | 36,462  | 38,061  | −4.2% | 242.15 | 150.6/km2
Torralba de Calatrava | 3,063  | 3,149  | −2.7% | 101.58 | 30.2/km2
Torre de Juan Abad | 970  | 1,196  | −18.9% | 399.19 | 2.4/km2
Torrenueva | 2,644  | 3,007  | −12.1% | 142.00 | 18.6/km2
Valdemanco del Esteras | 162  | 223  | −27.4% | 142.46 | 1.1/km2
Valdepeñas | 30,380  | 30,961  | −1.9% | 489.26 | 62.1/km2
Valenzuela de Calatrava | 654  | 766  | −14.6% | 44.08 | 14.8/km2
Villahermosa | 1,720  | 2,177  | −21.0% | 363.01 | 4.7/km2
Villamanrique | 1,082  | 1,384  | −21.8% | 370.27 | 2.9/km2
Villamayor de Calatrava | 640  | 650  | −1.5% | 144.81 | 4.4/km2
Villanueva de la Fuente | 1,926  | 2,406  | −20.0% | 129.10 | 14.9/km2
Villanueva de los Infantes | 4,739  | 5,647  | −16.1% | 135.06 | 35.1/km2
Villanueva de San Carlos | 280  | 358  | −21.8% | 109.08 | 2.6/km2
Villar del Pozo | 55  | 97  | −43.3% | 13.14 | 4.2/km2
Villarrubia de los Ojos | 9,751  | 10,897  | −10.5% | 281.86 | 34.6/km2
Villarta de San Juan | 2,710  | 3,057  | −11.4% | 66.00 | 41.1/km2
Viso del Marqués | 2,143  | 2,718  | −21.2% | 533.20 | 4.0/km2
Province of Ciudad Real | 491,927[21] | 526,628[22] | −6.6% | 19,812.81 | 24.8/km2
Castilla–La Mancha | 2,084,086[21] | 2,106,331[22] | −1.1% | 79,410.62 | 26.2/km2
Spain | 48,085,361[21] | 46,815,916[22] | +2.7% | 504,755.17 | 95.3/km2

## See also

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* Geography of Spain
* List of municipalities of Spain

## Notes

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1. ^ Within the context of local government in Spain, a corporation is a legal entity representing a municipality. Each municipality is empowered to govern over a specific piece of land and its population.[10]

## References

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1. ^ "Censo anual de población 2021-2023. Cifras de población. Principales resultados. 2021-2023. Población según comunidad autónoma y provincia y sexo" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
2. ^ "Superficie y población de las provincias". Instituto Geográfico Nacional. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
3. ^ BOE 1985, p. 11.
4. ^ BOE 1985, p. 14.
5. ^ BOE 1985, pp. 22–23.
6. ^ BOE 1985.
7. ^ BOE 1986.
8. ^ BOE 1982.
9. ^ BOE 1985, p. 15.
10. ^ BOE 1985, p. 13.
11. ^ BOE 1985, pp. 13–14.
12. ^ a b BOE 1985, p. 19.
13. ^ a b LOREG 1985, p. 65.
14. ^ LOREG 1985, p. 7.
15. ^ LOREG 1985, p. 66.
16. ^ BOE 1985, p. 33.
17. ^ BOE 1985, p. 21.
18. ^ a b "Censo anual de población 2021-2023. Resultados por municipios. 2021-2023. Población por sexo, edad (grupos quinquenales) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
19. ^ a b "Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población" (in Spanish). Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2024. To access the information, scroll down the page and download the file entitled "Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población" by clicking the left icon in the column "Descarga". Then open the downloaded zip folder and the file titled "MUNICIPIOS", which provides the land area for every municipality in Spain under the header "Superficie".
20. ^ "Censos de Población y Viviendas 2011. Resultados Municipales - Ciudad Real. Población por municipios, sexo y edad (año a año)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
21. ^ a b c "Censo anual de población 2021-2023. Resultados nacionales, por comunidades autónomas y provincias. 2021-2023. Población por sexo, edad (año a año) y nacionalidad (española/extranjera)" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
22. ^ a b c "Censos de Población y Viviendas 2011. Resultados Nacionales, por Comunidades Autónomas y Provincias. Población según comunidad autónoma y provincia y sexo" (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

### Works cited

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* "Ley Orgánica 9/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Estatuto de Autonomía de Castilla-La Mancha" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 16 August 1982. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
* "Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 3 April 1985. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
* "Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 20 June 1985. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
* "Real Decreto Legislativo 781/1986, de 18 de abril, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de las disposiciones legales vigentes en materia de Régimen Local" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 22 April 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

## External links

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