Utiel is a municipality in the comarca of Plana de Utiel in the Valencian Community, Spain.
According to the 2014 census,Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) the municipality has a population of 12,082 inhabitants.
The Shrine of El Remedio is located on top of the Sierra de Utiel range, near Utiel.
Population centres Utiel town. Las Casas, at the feet of the Sierra de la Bicuerca, with 350 inhabitants.Las Casas de Utiel Los Corraleses, about 5 km from Utiel town, with 327 inhabitants Las Cuevas, with 607 inhabitants. The railway station of the Cuenca-Valencia line is located in this village. Estenas, in the Sierra del Negrete, with 34 inhabitants La Torre, about 13 km NW of Utiel town, with 145 inhabitants Other minor settlements include El Remedio, Casas de Medina and El Hontanar.
Climate Utiel has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk) with precipitation being irregular in some years. Winters are cool to mild, while the summers are hot, although the nights can be relatively cool. It is one of the driest cities in the Province of Valencia.
Economy
The economy of Utiel relies on the historic D.O. Utiel-Requena wine region that includes over 4,200 regional winegrowers. Bodegas Vicente Gandia, Valencian wine producer and seller company founded in 1885
See also List of municipalities in Valencia
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