Balboa, León
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Balboa | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | León |
| Comarca | El Bierzo |
| Municipality | Balboa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Manuel Gutiérrez Monteserín (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.04 km2 (19.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 398 |
| • Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | balboano, balboana |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 24525 |
| Telephone prefix | 987 |
Balboa (Template:IPA-es) (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[1]
Pedanías
The parish s belonging to the municipality are:
- Balboa
- Cantejeira
- Pumarín
- Ruidelamas
- Castañeira
- Source Olive
- Chandevillar
- Ruideferros
- Valverde do Camín
- Villarmarín
- Villafeile
- Lamagrande
- Quintela
- Villanueva
- Parajís
- Villarino
- Brown
Although Galician names are unofficial, are the original and commonly used by the inhabitants of the municipality, since the names in Castilian are mere translations of the original names.
Aviation
The León Airport, which entered service in the year 1999, is the nearest airport, 155 kilometers found in Balboa. According to statistics from Aena, in 2008 the airport moved 122,809 passengers, 5,700 operations and 15.9 tons of cargo. [2]
References
- ^ Multilingualism in Spain. Teresa Turell. page 113
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