Alcazarén
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Alcazarén is a town and municipality
in the province of Valladolid
, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain
. with a population of 702 (as of January 1, 2004 census). Its name originates from the Arab "al-qasrayn" which means "the two castles". In the Tierra de Pinares region it is located 35 km South of the province's capital (41.3725° N, 4.6714° W). It occupies and area of 48 km² with a 33.51 km perimeter.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the province of Valladolid
Valladolid (province)
Valladolid is a province of central/northwest Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora, León, Palencia, Burgos, Segovia, Ávila, and Salamanca....
, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain
Spain
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. with a population of 702 (as of January 1, 2004 census). Its name originates from the Arab "al-qasrayn" which means "the two castles". In the Tierra de Pinares region it is located 35 km South of the province's capital (41.3725° N, 4.6714° W). It occupies and area of 48 km² with a 33.51 km perimeter.