Mota del Cuervo

Mota del Cuervo
Mota del Cuervo
Mota del Cuervo
Coordinates: 39°30′N 2°52′W / 39.500°N 2.867°W / 39.500; -2.867
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastilla–La Mancha
ProvinceCuenca
Area
  Total
176.19 km2 (68.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
6,030
  Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Mota del Cuervo is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Cuenca, Castilla–La Mancha. The municipality spans across a total area of 176.19 km2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 6,055.

It is one of the few locations in Spain where pottery has been a primarily female-dominated activity. Lying at the feet of a hill chain with windmills, other landmarks include the parish church, the former convent of the Trinitaries and the residence of Fray Alonso Cano.