Benavides, León Explained

Settlement Type:municipality
Benavides
Native Name:Banavices
Native Name Lang:ast
Pushpin Map:Spain
Coordinates:42.5347°N -5.9386°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Castile and León
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:León
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Benavides
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ana Rosa Sopeña Ballina
Leader Party:PP
Area Total Km2:74.07
Elevation M:840
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Demonym:Benavidense
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:24280
Area Code Type:Telephone prefix
Area Code:987

Benavides (pronounced as /es/; also called Benavides de Órbigo, Leonese: Banavices) is a municipality in the province of León, Spain. It is part of the route of St. James. As of 2018, the population is 2497. The total area is .