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Place in Castile and León, Spain

Porto de Sanabria
Coat of arms of Porto de SanabriaCoat of arms
Porto within the Province of ZamoraPorto within the Province of Zamora
Porto de Sanabria is located in SpainPorto de SanabriaPorto de SanabriaLocation in Spain
Coordinates: 42°10′2″N 6°53′58″W / 42.16722°N 6.89944°W / 42.16722; -6.89944
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Zamora
Comarca Sanabria
Judicial District ?
Mancomunidad Alta Sanabria
Government
• Mayor Rogelio Carracedo Carracedo (PP)
Area
• Total 200.82 km2 (77.54 sq mi)
Elevation 1,211 m (3,973 ft)
Population (2018)[1]
• Total 165
• Density 0.82/km2 (2.1/sq mi)
Demonym Portexos
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 49583
Area code (+34) 980
Website Official website

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.[2] According to the 2012 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 216 inhabitants.[3]

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

Porto is one of the few bilingual places of its province, in which is commonly spoken both Spanish and Galician.[5]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Porto de Sanabria on Zamora Province website
  3. ^ (in Spanish) Source: INE 2012
  4. ^ (in Spanish) Map and infos about Porto de Sanabria (Pueblos de España)
  5. ^ (in Spanish)Infos on Lubián municipal website Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine

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