Orgaz

Orgaz is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2024 census, the municipality had a population of 2595 inhabitants, but it has since declined.

Key facts

Settlement.type: municipality
Settlement.official_name: Orgaz
Settlement.image_skyline: Orgaz PM 080103 E.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_flag: Orgaz Spain.svg
Settlement.image_caption: Church of St Thomas the Apostle
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Orgaz.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Toledo
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Montes de Toledo
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Orgaz
Settlement.area_total_km2: 154
Settlement.elevation_m: 744
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Orgaz is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2024 census, the municipality had a population of 2595 inhabitants, but it has since declined.

== Toponymy == There are several proposed etymologies for the name "Orgaz", but none are definitively confirmed. According to Jiménez de Gregorio, one possible meaning is "fertile" or "abundant", derived from the Celtic root olca-, meaning "fertile field". Meanwhile, Albaigés suggests a Basque origin, linking the name to a variant of orbaiz, ormaitz or urbiz, meaning "strawberry tree grove". Other theories point to a pre-Roman root such as orc- or urc-, or even the Celtic worg-, to which the Basque-derived suffix -az might have been added. In some medieval documents, the town is referred to as "Orgas".

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