Numancia de la Sagra

Numancia de la Sagra
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile-La Mancha
Province Toledo
Municipality Numancia de la Sagra
Area
  Total 29 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation 642 m (2,106 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 3,713
  Density 128.0/km2 (332/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Numancia de la Sagra is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 3713 inhabitants.

Originally named Azaña (from medieval Latin Façania), it was captured by the Numancia regiment in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War, and was renamed to remove the association with the Republican president Manuel Azaña.

Coordinates: 40°05′N 3°51′W / 40.09°N 3.85°W / 40.09; -3.85

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