Tarancón

Tarancón
Municipality
Town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Interactive map of Tarancón
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Coordinates: 40°00′31″N 3°00′37″W / 40.00861°N 3.01028°W / 40.00861; -3.01028
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile-La Mancha
Province	Cuenca
Area
• Total	106 km2 (41 sq mi)
Population  (2025-01-01)
• Total	16,748
• Density	158/km2 (409/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Tarancón is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Cuenca, Castilla–La Mancha. As of 2024, it has a population of 16,462, which makes it the second most populated municipality in the province.

It lies at the crossroads of the A-3 route connecting Central Spain with the Levante and the A-40 route connecting Cuenca and Ocaña.

History

The place's repopulation presumably dates back to the late 12th to early 13th century. Throughout the rest of the Middle Ages, Tarancón was a hamlet belonging to the land of Uclés, a dominion of the Order of Santiago after 1174. Tarancón was temporarily granted township status in 1537. It was granted the title of 'city' (ciudad) in 1921.