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Tormantos is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located in the most western part of La Rioja, in the region of Rioja Alta, bordering with the province of Burgos. It is located in the fertile plains of the valley of the Tirón river. It is the first town with a crossing of the river.

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Settlement.official_name
Tormantos
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Tormantos - 3286198.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Skyline of Tormantos
Settlement.pushpin_map
Spain La Rioja#Spain
Settlement.map_caption
Location within La Rioja.
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_party
PP
Settlement.leader_name
Josefa Fernández Diz
Settlement.area_total_km2
11.07
Settlement.population_demonym
tormantino, na
Settlement.elevation_m
608
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal code
Settlement.postal_code
26213

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Official name
Tormantos
Population
124
Area
11
Elevation
609
Official website
www.tormantos.org
Image
Tormantos - 3286198.jpg
Licence plate code
LO
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postal code
26213
Commons category
Tormantos
native label
Tormantos
male population
79
female population
52
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Tormantos is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located in the most western part of La Rioja, in the region of Rioja Alta, bordering with the province of Burgos. It is located in the fertile plains of the valley of the Tirón river. It is the first town with a crossing of the river.

== History == The first historical reference to Tormantos is in the 12th century (year 1137); it is a donation document made by Don Blasco Álvarez, neighbour of Tormantos, to Santo Domingo de la Calzada, in which he transferred a wineyard. In 1146, the king Alfonso VII included Tormantos in the Fuero of Cerezo, a village which become independent during the reign of Charles III of Spain.

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