Country Spain Comarca El Bierzo Demonym(s) congostino, congostina Elevation 689 m Local time Saturday 7:34 PM Province Province of León | Autonomous community Castile and León Municipality Congosto Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 36.81 km² Population 1,615 (2014) Area code 987 | |
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Congosto ([koŋˈɡosto]) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . It is located near to Ponferrada, the capital of the region. The village of Congosto has about 350 inhabitants.
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Map of 24398 Congosto, Le%C3%B3n, Spain
Its economy was traditionally based on agriculture, wine and coal mining. Nowadays, most of the inhabitants work on the surrounding area on activities such as wind turbine manufacturing or coal mining.
Congosto also a large reservoir in its vicinity, the Barcena reservoir, to which many tourists visit during the summer.
Born in Congosto
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