Balboa, León
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Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 42°42′23″N 6°55′23″W / 42.70639°N 6.92306°W | |
| 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 (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 263 |
| • Density | 5.15/km2 (13.3/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | balboano, balboana |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 24525 |
| Telephone prefix | 987 |
| Climate | Csb |
Balboa (Spanish pronunciation: [balˈβoa]) (Valbona in Leonese language)[2] 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[3]
Pedanías
The parishes belonging to the municipality are:
- Balboa
- Cantejeira
- Pumarín
- Ruidelamas
- Castañeira
- Castañoso
- Source Olive
- Chandevillar
- Ruideferros
- Valverde do Camín
- Villarmarín
- Villafeile
- Lamagrande
- Quintela
- Villanueva
- Parajís
- Villariños
Although the original place names are Leonese, some toponyms were altered during past centuries as a result of a strong galicianizing wave that affected the area.
References
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2024). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2024".
- ^ Villazala Alonso, Héctor (2019). "Clasificación dialectológica del leonés según la toponimia" (PDF). Academia.edu (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ Multilingualism in Spain. Teresa Turell. page 113
42°42′26.7″N 6°55′16.37″W / 42.707417°N 6.9212139°W