Villarrubia de los Ojos

Villarrubia de los Ojos
Municipality

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Villarrubia de los Ojos

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 39°13′N 3°36′W / 39.217°N 3.600°W / 39.217; -3.600Coordinates: 39°13′N 3°36′W / 39.217°N 3.600°W / 39.217; -3.600
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Castile-La Mancha
Province Ciudad Real
Comarca Campo de Calatrava
Area
  Total 281.86 km2 (108.83 sq mi)
Elevation 624 m (2,047 ft)
Population (2010)
  Total 11,119
  Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Villarrubiero, Villarrubiera
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 13670

Villarrubia de los Ojos is a municipality in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2010 census[1] the municipality has a population of 11,119 inhabitants.

The Ojos del Guadiana are located within the Villarrubia de los Ojos municipal term.[2] They are the source of the Guadiana river, the fourth longest river of the Iberian peninsula. There's also a National Park, the Tablas de Daimiel National Park located in the Tablas de Daimiel wetlands, shared with the neighbouring municipality, Daimiel.

Geography

The landforms of Villarrubia de los Ojos are mountaineus in the north and flat in the south. The weather is quite strong with very cold winters and very hot summers. There are some mountains over 1.200 metres and the flat zone is at 550 metres above sea level in the Spanish central plateau.

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