Molinaseca

Municipality in Castile and León, Spain

Coat of arms

42°32′17″N 6°31′11″W / 42.53806°N 6.51972°W / 42.53806; -6.51972Country

SpainAutonomous community

Castile and LeónProvince

Province of LeónRegion

El BierzoMunicipalityMolinasecaGovernment

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• AlcaldeAlfonso Arias Balboa (PP)Area

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• Total79.63 km² (30.75 sq mi)Elevation

580 m (1,900 ft)Population

(2018)^[3]

• Total872 • Density11/km² (28/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Area code987Climate CsbWebsitewww.molinaseca.org

Molinaseca is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 818 inhabitants. It is located on the French Way, the most popular path of the Camino de Santiago.

Sister cities

Ainan, Japan^[4]
Águas de São Pedro, Brazil^[5]

References

^ "Ficha de concejales" [Overview of Councillors] (XLS) (in Spanish). Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Administrations. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
^ "Territorio: Población, superficie y densidad por municipios" [Territory: Population, area and density by municipalities] (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute (INE). Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Carro, María (August 1, 2011). "Molinaseca se hermana con una villa nipona" [Molinaseca becomes twinned with a Japanese village] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
^ "Lei nº 1633 de 26 de abril de 2012" [Law no. 1633 of April 7, 2012] (in Portuguese). Águas de São Pedro Municipal Council. Archived from the original (TIF) on May 23, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2012.