Yepes
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  Yepes Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′10″N 3°37′25″W / 39.90278°N 3.62361°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile-La Mancha |
| Province | Toledo |
| Comarca | Mesa de Ocaña |
| Judicial district | Ocaña |
| Founded | See text |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Antonio Rodríguez-Tembleco de la Oliva (2007) |
| Area | |
• Total | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 699 m (2,293 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 5,083 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Yepero, ra Yepesino, na Hipponense, sa |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 45313 |
| Dialing code | 34 (España) + 925 (provincia de Toledo) + 154/155/147 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
Yepes is a villa (town) in the northern region of the province of Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
- The first numbers about the population of Yepes date back to 1534 and account for some 4000 or 5000 inhabitants.
- In the 20th century the population was 4767 (INE 2005).
- As the last update (2006): population was some 5200 inhabitants.
Geography
Situated on the westernmost part of the comarca called La Mesa de Ocaña (the plateau of Ocaña), its limits are:
- North: Aranjuez (province of Madrid), Ciruelos and Ocaña (province of Toledo)
- East: Ocaña
- South: Villaseca de Yepes and Huerta de Valdecarábanos (Toledo)
- West: Aranjuez and Almonacid (Toledo)
History
Yepes has the first documented human presence in a Celtiberian village, founded ca. 600 BC.
The former Hippo or Hippona of the Carpetanians, where the Celtiberians defeated the Roman troops of Quintius and Calpurnius, derives its current from the times of the Muslim rule, when it was called Hepes, which in turn would produce Hiepes, Iepes and finally Yepes. It is possible that Hepes be a mozarabic toponym.
During the reign of Alfonso VII, "Yepes and its castle" are ceded to the Concello (Council) of San Nicolás.
