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Leon

Spain · Castile and León

Leon is a city and municipality of Spain and the capital of the province of Leon located in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. The city lies on the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, south of the Cantabrian Mountains in between the Bernesga and the Torio rivers. The municipality has a registered population of 122,866, and is the centre of a metropolitan area of around 0.2 million.

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Practical facts

Local time: UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region: Castile and León
Main language: Spanish
On the map: 42.60° N, 5.57° W

Near Leon

Oviedo · 88 km away
Gijon · 104 km away
Valladolid · 126 km away
Cantabria · 144 km away
Santillana del Mar · 148 km away
Sarria · 152 km away

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