Cuenca, Spain
Cuenca | |
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| Nickname: Cent | |
Location of Cuenca | |
Interactive map of Cuenca | |
| Coordinates: 40°4′N 2°9′W / 40.067°N 2.150°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile–La Mancha |
| Province | Cuenca |
| Comarca | Serranía Media |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2011) | Darío Dolz (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 911.06 km2 (351.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 946 m (3,104 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 53,600 |
| • Density | 58.8/km2 (152/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Conquense |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 16000 |
| Website | Official website |
Cuenca (Spanish: [ˈkweŋka] ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha and the capital of the province of Cuenca.
The primitive urban core developed on a narrow escarpment caged between the Júcar and the Huécar rivers, on the western fringes of the Iberian System mountains. It was probably founded towards the 10th century CE, becoming a stronghold of the Arabised Berber lineage of the Banū Zennum, featuring a fortress, Qal'at Kūnka, which was conquered for the Kingdom of Castile in 1177. In the early modern period, the city boasted of a thriving textile and tapestry industry.