Porto de Sanabria explained

Official Name:Porto de Sanabria
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Subdivision Name4:?
Subdivision Name5:Alta Sanabria
Leader Party:PP
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Rogelio Carracedo Carracedo
Area Total Km2:200.82
Elevation M:1,211
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Portexos
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.1672°N -6.8994°W
Postal Code:49583
Area Code:(+34) 980

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.[1] According to the 2012 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 216 inhabitants.[2]

Geography

Porto 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.[3] Its municipal territory counts several lakes, reservoirs and rivers.

Culture

Porto is one of the few bilingual places of its province, in which is commonly spoken both Spanish and Galician.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Porto de Sanabria on Zamora Province website
  2. Source: INE 2012
  3. Map and infos about Porto de Sanabria (Pueblos de España)
  4. Infos on Lubián municipal website