Alconaba

Municipality in Castile and León, Spain
41°43′25″N 2°23′07″W / 41.72361°N 2.38528°W / 41.72361; -2.38528Country SpainAutonomous community Castile and LeónProvince SoriaComarcaCampo de GomaraGovernment
 • AlcaldePedro Antonio Asensio Blázquez (PP)Area
 • Total52.29 km2 (20.19 sq mi)Elevation
1,007 m (3,304 ft)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total189 • Density3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Alconaba is a municipality in the Province of Soria, Castilla y León, Spain. It belongs to the Comarca de Campo de Gómara.

In the Catholic hierarchy, Alconaba belongs to the Diocese of Osma-Soria, which is part of the Archdiocese of Burgos.

In addition to Alconaba proper, the municipality includes the villages of Cubo de Hogueras, Martialay and Ontalvilla de Valcorba.

Toponymy

The current name, like many placenames in Spain, is an adaptation of the original Arabic name: al-qunnaba, meaning "hemp".

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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