Recas
Municipality
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CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastilla–La Mancha
ProvinceToledo
Area
 • Total31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation
571 m (1,873 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total4,206
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Recas is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 3138 inhabitants.

The placename is either suggested to be a hydronym of Vasconic origin (from Erraka, 'creek') or derived from Arabic Rakab, via archaic latinized variant Requas.[2]

The village is sometimes referred to as La pequeña Mali ('Little Mali') owing to the substantial share of the population with origins in Mali.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ García Sánchez, Jairo Javier (2003). "Ocaña, Nambroca, Recas y otros nombres de lugar: ¿Repoblación vascófona en Toledo?". Revista de Filología Española. Madrid: Editorial CSIC. 83 (1−2): 151−154. doi:10.3989/rfe.2003.v83.i1/2.124.
  3. ^ "Manifestación maliense en Recas a favor de la paz y la unidad de su país". La Tribuna de Toledo. 6 April 2012.
  4. ^ Vega, Mercedes (5 February 2020). "Recas previene en las aulas la mutilación genital femenina". ABC.


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