Villarta de San Juan

Villarta de San Juan
View of Villarta de San Juan
View of Villarta de San Juan
Coat of arms of Villarta de San Juan
Villarta de San Juan is located in Castilla-La Mancha
Villarta de San Juan
Villarta de San Juan
Villarta de San Juan is located in Spain
Villarta de San Juan
Villarta de San Juan
Coordinates: 39°14′N 3°25′W / 39.233°N 3.417°W / 39.233; -3.417
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastilla–La Mancha
ProvinceCiudad Real
Area
 • Total66.00 km2 (25.48 sq mi)
Elevation
626 m (2,054 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total2,845
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Villartero, Villartera
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
13210

Villarta de San Juan is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha.

Housing lies on the left (southern) bank of the Cigüela. It stands on the A-4 route.

Villarta was seemingly settled by the Hospitallers in 1236, perhaps dependant on nearby Arenas de San Juan.[2]

The municipality has a total area of 66.00 km2 and, as of 1 January 2022, it has a registered population of 2,713.[3]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Barquero Goñi, Carlos (1997). "La repoblación hospitalaria en la Corona de Castilla (siglos XII-XVI)" (PDF). Historia. Instituciones. Documentos (24). Seville: Universidad de Sevilla: 75. ISSN 0210-7716.
  3. ^ "Datos del registro de entidades locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 24 December 2023.