Porto de Sanabria (Galician: Porto de Seabra; Leonese: Porto de Senabria), also known as Porto, is a municipality located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain.[2] According to the 2012 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 216 inhabitants.[3]
Porto de Sanabria | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Porto within the Province of Zamora | |
  Porto de Sanabria Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°10′2″N 6°53′58″W / 42.16722°N 6.89944°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
| Province |  Zamora |
| Comarca | Sanabria |
| Judicial District | ? |
| Mancomunidad | Alta Sanabria |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rogelio Carracedo Carracedo (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 200.82 km2 (77.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,211 m (3,973 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 165 |
| • Density | 0.82/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Portexos |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 49583 |
| Area code | (+34) 980 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
editPorto is located near the borders of Castile and León with Galicia, in the Sanabria Lake Natural Park, nearby the Galician Massif. It is 90 km far from Bragança, in Portugal, 113 from Ponferrada, and 171 from Zamora.[4] Its municipal territory counts several lakes, reservoirs and rivers.
Culture
editPorto is one of the few bilingual places of its province, in which is commonly spoken both Spanish and Galician.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ (in Spanish) Porto de Sanabria on Zamora Province website
- ^ (in Spanish) Source: INE 2012
- ^ (in Spanish) Map and infos about Porto de Sanabria (Pueblos de España)
- ^ (in Spanish)Infos on Lubián municipal website Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Media related to Porto de Sanabria at Wikimedia Commons
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