Recas | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castilla–La Mancha |
| Province | Toledo |
| Area | |
• Total | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 571 m (1,873 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 4,206 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Recas is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 3138 inhabitants.
The placename is either suggested to be a hydronym of Vasconic origin (from Erraka, 'creek') or derived from Arabic Rakab, via archaic latinized variant Requas.[2]
The village is sometimes referred to as La pequeña Mali ('Little Mali') owing to the substantial share of the population with origins in Mali.[3][4]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ García Sánchez, Jairo Javier (2003). "Ocaña, Nambroca, Recas y otros nombres de lugar: ¿Repoblación vascófona en Toledo?". Revista de Filología Española. 83 (1−2). Madrid: Editorial CSIC: 151−154. doi:10.3989/rfe.2003.v83.i1/2.124.
- ^ "Manifestación maliense en Recas a favor de la paz y la unidad de su país". La Tribuna de Toledo. 6 April 2012.
- ^ Vega, Mercedes (5 February 2020). "Recas previene en las aulas la mutilación genital femenina". ABC.