Country Spain Demonym(s) cubillense Postal Code 24492 Area 53.41 km² Population 1,851 (2014) Area code 987 | Autonomous community Castile and León Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 577 m Local time Monday 9:04 AM Province Province of León | |
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Comarca El Bierzo
subdivision_type4 = Municipality Weather 12°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
Cubillos del Sil ([kuˈβiʎoz ðel sil]) 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 El Bierzo. Cubillos del Sil has about 1,771 inhabitants.
Map of 24492 Cubillos del Sil, 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 electricity generation manufacturing in ENDESA(Compostilla II Power Station).
Cubillos del Sil also a large reservoir in its vicinity, the Barcena reservoir, to which many tourists visit during the summer.
References
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