Villanueva de la Jara
Villanueva de la Jara | |
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municipality | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Spanish: Jareño, jareña | |
Interactive map of Villanueva de la Jara | |
| Coordinates: 36°28′N 6°12′W / 36.467°N 6.200°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile-La Mancha |
| Province | Cuenca |
| Comarca | La Manchuela |
| Comarca | Manchuela Conquense |
| Municipality | Villanueva de la Jara |
| Founded | Roman remains. Grant of villa since 1476 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mercedes Herreras Fogarty (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 156 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 2,396 |
| • Density | 15.4/km2 (39.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Villanueva de la Jara, popularly called La Jara, is a town and municipality in the Manchuela Conquense comarca, this in turn is part of the La Manchuela comarca, province of Cuenca, in Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is known for the cultivation of portobellos and other edible fungi which is the main economic activity of the locality.