Anguiano

Anguiano
Location of Anguiano in La Rioja
Coat of arms of Anguiano
Anguiano is located in La Rioja, Spain
Anguiano
Anguiano
Location within La Rioja.
Anguiano is located in Spain
Anguiano
Anguiano
Anguiano (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°15′40″N 2°45′50″W / 42.26111°N 2.76389°W / 42.26111; -2.76389
Country Spain
Autonomous community La Rioja
ComarcaAnguiano
Area
 • Total90.89 km2 (35.09 sq mi)
Elevation
663 m (2,175 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total509
DemonymsZarrio, Zarria
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CET)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Municipality of Anguiano

Anguiano (Spanish: Anguiano) is a small town in the province of La Rioja, Spain. It is located near Nájera and has a population of about 546 people (2006).

Anguiano is famous for its caparrones, red beans that are usually eaten in a stew with chorizo, and a yearly festival is held honoring these beans.[2] The town is known as well for its traditional dance on stilts.[3]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Festival de la alubia de Anguiano - Cocina Tradicional Riojana". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  3. ^ Stilt dance in Anguiano