Tarancón | |
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| Coordinates: 40°00′31″N 3°00′37″W / 40.00861°N 3.01028°W / 40.00861; -3.01028 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
| Province | Cuenca |
| Area | |
• Total | 106 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Population (2025-01-01)1 | |
• Total | 16,748 |
| • Density | 158/km2 (409/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Tarancón is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Cuenca, Castilla–La Mancha. As of 2024, it has a population of 16,4622, which makes it the second most populated municipality in the province.
It lies at the crossroads of the A-3 route connecting Central Spain with the Levante and the A-40 route connecting Cuenca and Ocaña.
History
The place's repopulation presumably dates back to the late 12th to early 13th century.3 Throughout the rest of the Middle Ages, Tarancón was a hamlet belonging to the land of Uclés,3 a dominion of the Order of Santiago after 1174. Tarancón was temporarily granted township status in 1537.3 It was granted the title of 'city' (ciudad) in 1921.4
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Citations
- National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- "Habitantes Tarancón 1900-2024". www.foro-ciudad.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-17.
- Rivera Garretas 1985, p. 940.
- "Tarancón: De villa a ciudad". La Tribuna de Cuenca. 24 April 2021.
Bibliography
- Rivera Garretas, Milagros (1985). "Organización municipal y gobierno de una ciudad señorial castellana en el siglo XIII: el caso de Uclés". En la España Medieval. 7. Madrid: Ediciones Complutense. ISSN 0214-3038.