Balboa, León

Balboa
Balboa
Coordinates: ES 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 km^2 (19.71 sq mi)
Elevation	684 m (2,244 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	398
• Density	7.8/km^2 (20/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	balboano, balboana
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code	24525
Telephone prefix	987
Climate	Csb

Balboa (Spanish pronunciation: [balˈβoa]) (Valboa in Galician language) 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^[1]

Pedanías

Palloza in Canteixeira

The parish s belonging to the municipality are:

• Balboa
• Cantejeira
• Pumarín
• Ruidelamas
• Castañeira
• Source Olive
• Chandevillar
• Ruideferros
• Valverde do Camín
• Villarmarín
• Villafeile
• Lamagrande
• Quintela
• Villanueva
• Parajís
• Villarino
• Brown

Although Galician names are unofficial, are the original and commonly used by the inhabitants of the municipality, since the names in Castilian are mere translations of the original names.

References

1. Multilingualism in Spain. Teresa Turell. page 113

Coordinates: 42°42′26.7″N 6°55′16.37″W / 42.707417°N 6.9212139°W