Fuentes de Oñoro
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Fuentes de Oñoro | |
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Coordinates: 40°35′18″N 6°48′47″W / 40.58833°N 6.81306°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile and León |
Province | Salamanca |
Comarca | Comarca de Ciudad Rodrigo |
Subcomarca | Campo de Argañán |
Government | |
• Mayor | Isidoro José Alanís Marcos (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 57 km2 (22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 734 m (2,408 ft) |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,188 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 37480 |
Fuentes de Oñoro is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 124 kilometres (77 mi) from the provincial capital city of Salamanca, and has a population of 1058 people. It was the site of a significant battle in 1811, during the Peninsular War.
It is a border town, and is directly connected to the most important Portuguese terrestrial border of Vilar Formoso.
Geography
[edit]The municipality covers an area of 57 km2 (22 sq mi). It lies 725 metres (2,379 ft) above sea level and the postal code is 37480.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Municipio:Fuentes de Oñoro". www.lasalina.es. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.