Pulgar is a Spanish municipality in the Province of Toledo. The town is home to the main slaughterhouse in Castilla la Mancha, which employs hundreds of inhabitants.

Pulgar
Coat of arms of Pulgar
Location of Pulgar in the Province of Toledo
Location of Pulgar in the Province of Toledo
Coordinates: 39°41′41″N 4°9′8″W / 39.69472°N 4.15222°W / 39.69472; -4.15222
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile-La Mancha
ProvinceToledo
ComarcaMontes de Toledo
Government
 • AlcaldeRubén Calvo García[1] (PSOE)
Area
 • Total
38.60 km2 (14.90 sq mi)
Elevation
720 m (2,360 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total
1,521
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)

Geography

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It borders five other municipalities in the Province of Toledo: Noez, Mazarambroz, Las Ventas con Peña Aguilera, Cuerva and Totanés.

Demography

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The following table shows the evolution of the number of inhabitants between 1996 and 2006 according to data from the INE.

Historical population of Pulgar
(Source: INE)
Year1996199819992000200120022003200420052006201120212023
Population1,2351.2351.2321.2681.2811.3061.3061.3621.4201.4601.7001.4841.528

References

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  1. ^ "Pulgar" (in Spanish). Diputación de Toledo. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.