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Ciudad Real

Its population is 65,048 (2002), about an eighth of the population of the province.

The capital was founded by King Alfonso X in the 13th century to fight against the power of the military order of Calatrava.

It has a stop on the AVE high-speed rail line and has begun to grow as a long-distance commuter suburb of Madrid.

See List of municipalities in Ciudad Real province.

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