Tarancón

This article is about the Spanish municipality. For the Brazilian folk band, see Tarancón (band).

Tarancón is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Cuenca, Castilla–La Mancha. As of 2018, it has a population of 14,834, which makes it the second most populated municipality in the province.

Tarancón
Municipality
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Coordinates: 40°00′31″N 3°00′37″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile-La Mancha
Province	Cuenca
Area
• Total	106 km2 (41 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	14,990
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

History

The place's repopulation presumably dates back to the late 12th to early 13th century.^[2] Throughout the rest of the Middle Ages, Tarancón was a hamlet belonging to the land of Uclés,^[2] a dominion of the Order of Santiago after 1174. Uclés was granted township status in 1537.^[2] It was granted the title of 'city' (ciudad) in 1921.^[3]