Utiel is a

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in the ''comarca'' of Plana de Utiel in the

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, Spain. According to the 2014

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, the municipality has a population of 12,082 inhabitants. The Shrine of El Remedio is located on top of the Sierra de Utiel range, near Utiel.

Population centres

*Utiel town. *Las Casas, at the feet of the Sierra de la Bicuerca, with 350 inhabitants. *Los Corrales ^es, about 5 km from Utiel town, with 327 inhabitants *Las Cuevas, with 607 inhabitants. The railway station of the Cuenca-Valencia line is located in this village. *Estenas, in the Sierra del Negrete, with 34 inhabitants *La Torre, about 13 km NW of Utiel town, with 145 inhabitants *Other minor settlements include El Remedio, Casas de Medina and El Hontanar.

Climate

Utiel has a

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(

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: ''BSk'') with precipitation being irregular in some years. Winters are cool to mild, while the summers are hot, although the nights can be relatively cool. It is one of the driest cities in the

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Economy

* Bodegas Vicente Gandia, Valencian wine producer and seller company founded in 1885

References

External links

* Municipalities in the Province of Valencia {{valencia-geo-stub