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Quero, Spain

Quero
Municipality
Coat of arms of Quero
Quero is located in Spain
Quero
Quero
Coordinates: 39°30′29″N 3°14′49″W / 39.50806°N 3.24694°W / 39.50806; -3.24694
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile-La Mancha
ProvinceToledo
ComarcaMancha Alta de Toledo
Area
 • Total103.92 km2 (40.12 sq mi)
Elevation
648.9 m (2,128.9 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,006
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
DemonymQuereño/Quereña
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
45790

Quero is a municipality in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, in central Spain. According to the 2012 census the municipality has a population of 1,311 inhabitants, down from a total of 3,101 in the 1930 census.[2]

Location

Quero \is located 107 km east of Toledo. Historically it is documented that in 1162, during the Reconquista, its lands belonged to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. In 1241 the lands were handed over to the Comendador of Consuegra.[3]

Quero lies close to a relatively large pond known as Laguna Grande.[4] The town is located in the comarca of Mancha Alta de Toledo, named after the historical and natural region of La Mancha.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1900 2,144—    
1910 2,470+15.2%
1920 2,757+11.6%
1930 3,101+12.5%
1940 2,896−6.6%
1950 3,051+5.4%
1960 2,655−13.0%
1970 1,838−30.8%
1981 1,727−6.0%
1991 1,419−17.8%
2001 1,257−11.4%
2011 1,344+6.9%
2021 977−27.3%
2023 1,012+3.6%
Source: ISTAT

See also

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
  3. ^ Quero - Diputación Provincial de Toledo
  4. ^ Laguna Grande, Quero


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