Alconaba

Alconaba
Municipality
Alconaba

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 41°43′25″N 2°23′07″W / 41.72361°N 2.38528°W / 41.72361; -2.38528Coordinates: 41°43′25″N 2°23′07″W / 41.72361°N 2.38528°W / 41.72361; -2.38528
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Castile and León
Province Soria
Comarca Campo de Gomara
Government
  Mayor Pedro Antonio Asensio Blázquez (PP)
Area
  Total 52.29 km2 (20.19 sq mi)
Elevation 1,007 m (3,304 ft)
Population (2011)
  Total 201
  Density 3.8/km2 (10.0/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

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".


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