Jump to content

Balboa, León

Coordinates: 42°42′26.7″N 6°55′16.37″W / 42.707417°N 6.9212139°W / 42.707417; -6.9212139
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Balboa
Coat of arms of Balboa
Balboa is located in Spain
Balboa
Balboa
Coordinates: 42°42′23″N 6°55′23″W / 42.70639°N 6.92306°W / 42.70639; -6.92306
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceLeón
ComarcaEl Bierzo
MunicipalityBalboa
Government
 • MayorJosé Manuel Gutiérrez Monteserín (PP)
Area
 • Total51.04 km2 (19.71 sq mi)
Elevation
684 m (2,244 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total308
 • Density6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Demonymsbalboano, balboana
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
24525
Telephone prefix987
ClimateCsb

Balboa (Spanish pronunciation: [balˈβoa]) (Valboa in Galician language) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain).

It is one of Galician speaking councils of El Bierzo[2]

Pedanías

[edit]
Palloza in Canteixeira

The parishes belonging to the municipality are:

Although Galician names are unofficial, they are the original and commonly used by the inhabitants of the municipality, since the names in Castilian are mere translations of the original names.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Multilingualism in Spain. Teresa Turell. page 113

42°42′26.7″N 6°55′16.37″W / 42.707417°N 6.9212139°W / 42.707417; -6.9212139