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Guadalajara

municipality in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, Spain

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Guadalajara is a municipality located in the Castile–La Mancha region of Spain. It serves as an administrative center for its province and represents an important part of Spain's central geography and local governance.

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Instance of: municipality of Spain
Official name: Guadalajara
Demonym: guadalajareña
Country: Spain
Located in: Guadalajara Province
Continent: Europe
Population: 90909
Area: 235.51
Elevation: 708
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Head of government: Antonio Román Jasanada
Capital of: Guadalajara Province
Shares border with: Valdarachas
Official website: www.guadalajara.es
Image: Ayuntamiento Guadalajara.jpg
Dialing code: 949
Licence plate code: GU

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twinned administrative body: Nuneaton
topic's main category: Category:Guadalajara, Spain
Commons category: Guadalajara, Spain
postal code: 19001–19005
category for people born here: Category:Births in Guadalajara
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Guadalajara (Spain)
category of associated people: Category:People from Guadalajara, Spain
Commons gallery: Guadalajara, Spain
different from: Guadalajara
native label: Guadalajara
male population: 41272
female population: 44599
P8168: Khumalo
IPA transcription: ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa

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Encyclopedic overview

Guadalajara (/ˌɡwɑːdələˈhɑːrə/ GWAH-də-lə-HAR-ə, Spanish: [ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa] ) is a city and municipality in Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. It is the capital of the Province of Guadalajara.

Guadalajara lies on the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at roughly 685 meters (2,247 ft) above sea level. Most of the city housing is located on the left (southern) bank of the Henares, in between the river and the moors of La Alcarria. In addition to the city, the municipality also includes the villages of Iriépal, Taracena, Usanos [es], and Valdenoches [es]. As of 1 January 2025, Guadalajara has a registered population of 93,470, which makes it the region's second most populated municipality.

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