La Roda is a small city and municipality located in the Province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha in Spain.

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La Roda
Municipality
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Coordinates: 39.206959°N 2.16038°W / 39.206959; -2.16038
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile-La Mancha
Province	Albacete
Judicial district	La Roda is the legal district no. 5 of its province.
Government [1][2]
• Mayor	Juan Ramón Amores García (PSOE)
Area [3]
• Total	398.88 km2 (154.01 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[4]
• Total	15,542
Demonym(s)	Rodense, rodeño/-a (Spanish)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

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The town has a population of around 15,500 people.^[4] It is an important industrial town. Its most famous building is the church which dates from the 15th century.

Its main culinary speciality are the Miguelitos.^[5] Tennis player Guillermo García López hails from the city^[6] along with David Castro who is a triathlon runner.^[7]

• Church of El Salvador o de la Transfiguración