Barajas de Melo is a municipality in the province of Cuenca, within the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It is located in the central-eastern part of the country, in the region historically known as La Alcarria.
The municipality had a population of 940 as of 2020, making it a small and sparsely populated rural community typical of the Cuenca province. Its economy and settlement patterns reflect the agricultural traditions of inland Castile-La Mancha.