La Roda

La Roda
Municipality

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Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Castile-La Mancha
Province Albacete
Legal district La Roda is the legal district no. 5 of its province.
Government
  Mayor Vicente Aroca Sáez (PP)
Demonym(s) Rodense, rodeño/-a (Spanish)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

La Roda is a small city located in the Province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha in Spain.

Description

The town has a population of around 16,500 people. It is an important industrial town. Its most famous building is the church which dates from the 15th century.

Its main culinary speciality are the Miguelitos. Tennis player Guillermo García López hails from La Roda.

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Coordinates: 39°13′N 2°09′W / 39.217°N 2.150°W / 39.217; -2.150


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