Anguiano (Spanish: Anguiano) is a small town in the province of La Rioja, Spain. It is located near Nájera and has a population of about 546 people (2006).
Anguiano | |
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-Panor%C3%A1mica._Barrio_Mediavilla.jpg)   -Iglesia_de_San_Pedro_de_Cuevas_(sXV-XVI)-Barrio_Las_Cuevas.jpg)  Location of Anguiano in La Rioja | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Anguiano Location within La Rioja.  Anguiano Anguiano (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°15′40″N 2°45′50″W / 42.26111°N 2.76389°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  La Rioja |
| Comarca | Anguiano |
| Area | |
• Total | 90.89 km2 (35.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 663 m (2,175 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 509 |
| Demonyms | Zarrio, Zarria |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CET) |
| Website | Official website  |
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Anguiano is famous for its caparrones, red beans that are usually eaten in a stew with chorizo, and a yearly festival is held honoring these beans.[2] The town is known as well for its traditional dance on stilts.[3]
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editReferences
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Festival de la alubia de Anguiano - Cocina Tradicional Riojana". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ^ Stilt dance in Anguiano
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