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El Casar
Plaza de la Constitucion and City Hall. El Casar (Guadalajara).jpg
Coat of arms of El Casar
Coat of arms
Country Spain
Region Castile-La Mancha
Province Guadalajara
Area
 • Total 51.84 km2 (20.02 sq mi)
Elevation
833 m (2,733 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 11,812
 • Density 227.855/km2 (590.14/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

El Casar (Spanish pronunciation: [el kaˈsaɾ]) is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

Located in the border with the Community of Madrid, in the route of the N-320 road, it lies at 833 metres above sea level. The municipality covers an area of 51.84 km2.

As of 2018 it has a population of 11,812. El Casar is one of the municipalities in the province that experienced a great population increase in the late 20th century, in parallel to a huge increase in the urbanised area, through low-density residential developments, initially intended mainly for second homes. The population has roughly multiplied tenfold during the 1981–2011 period.

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