PUERTOLLANO

city, Ciudad Real provincia, in the autonomous community (region) of Castile-La Mancha, south central Spain, just south-southwest of Ciudad Real city. Located on the MadridCiudad RealMrida railway with rich coal, iron, lead, manganese, and copper pyrite mines in the vicinity, Puertollano's population has tripled in the 20th century. The mines form the basis of important metallurgical and chemical industries, and there are also foundries, limekilns and mineral baths. Pop. (1981) 48,747.