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Toledo, Spain

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Toledo
Ceety
Toledo at sunset — The Alcázar on the left an Cathedral on the richt dominate the skyline
Toledo at sunset — The Alcázar on the left an Cathedral on the richt dominate the skyline
Banner o Toledo
Banner
Coat of airms o Toledo
Coat airms
Toledo is located in Spain
Toledo
Toledo
Coordinates: 39°51′24″N 4°1′28″W / 39.85667°N 4.02444°W / 39.85667; -4.02444
KintraSpain Spain
Autonomous CommontyCastile-La Mancha Castile–La Mancha
ProvinceToledo
ComarcaToledo
Partido judicialToledo
Settledca. 7t Century B.C.
Govrenment
 • MayorEmiliano García-Page Sánchez (PSOE)
Area
 • Laund232.1 km2 (89.6 sq mi)
Elevation
529 m (1,736 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total84,282
 • Density359.58/km2 (931.3/sq mi)
Postcode
45001-45009
Area code(s)+34

Toledo (Laitin: Toletum, Arabic طليطلة Ṭulayṭulah) is a municipality locatit in central Spain, 70 km sooth o Madrid. It is the caipital o the province o Toledo. It is an aa the caipital o autonomous commuonty o Castile-La Mancha. It wis declared a Warld Heritage Steid bi UNESCO in 1986 for its extensive cultural an monumental heritage as ane o the umwhile caipitals o the Spaingie Empire an place o coexistence o Christian, Jewish an Muslim culturs. Mony famous fowk an airtists wur born or lived in Toledo, includin Al-Zarqali, Garcilaso de la Vega, Eleanor o Toledo, Alfonso X an El Greco. It wis an aa the place o important historic events such as the Visigothic Cooncils o Toledo. As o 2009, the ceety haes a population o 82,291 an a aurie o 232.1 km2 (89.59 square miles).

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Toledo is twinned wi:[2]

References

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  1. . Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |1= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. a b "Sister Cities". Toledo Turismo. Patronato Municipal de Turismo. Archived frae the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2008.