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{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Carrizo de la Ribera
|North = [[Llamas de la Ribera]]
|Northeast = [[File:Escudo de Cimanes del Tejar.gif|15px]] [[Cimanes del Tejar]]
|East = [[File:Escudo de Cimanes del Tejar.gif|15px]] [[Cimanes del Tejar]]
|Southeast = [[File:Escudo de Cimanes del Tejar.gif|15px]] [[Cimanes del Tejar]]
|South = [[File:Escudo de Turcia.svg|15px]] [[Turcia]]
|Southwest = [[File:Escudo de Turcia.svg|15px]] [[Turcia]]
|West = [[File:Escudo de Turcia.svg|15px]] [[Turcia]]
|Northwest = [[File:Escudo de Quintana del Castillo.svg|15px]] [[Quintana del Castillo]]
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{{Municipalities in León}}
{{Municipalities in León}}

Revision as of 15:53, 3 March 2013

Carrizo de la Ribera
municipality
Flag of Carrizo de la Ribera
Nickname: 
Carrizo
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceLeón
MunicipalityCarrizo de la Ribera
Government
 • MayorJosé Luis Martínez Matilla (PSOE)
Area
 • Total
41.9 km2 (16.2 sq mi)
Elevation
873 m (2,864 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
2,537
 • Density64.32/km2 (166.6/sq mi)
Demonym(s)carrizano, carrizana, riberano, riberana
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
24270
Telephone prefix987
WebsiteAyto. de Carrizo de la Ribera
Christ of Carrizo (11th century)

Carrizo de la Ribera (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈriθo ðe la riˈβeɾa]) is a municipality in the Province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2008 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 2,554 inhabitants. In addition to Carrizo, the municipality includes the villages of Huerga del Río, La Milla del Río, Quiñones del Río and Villanueva de Carrizo.

Carrizo is situated in the western bank of the es: Rio Órbigo.

Sights include the female Cistercian Trappists monastery of Santa María de Carrizo, founded in 1176[1] and declared national monument in 1974.

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42°35′N 5°50′W / 42.583°N 5.833°W / 42.583; -5.833