Cubillos del Sil

Cubillos del Sil, Spain
Cubillos del Sil, Spain
Coordinates: 42°37′25″N 6°33′49″W / 42.62361°N 6.56361°W / 42.62361; -6.56361
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	León
Comarca	El Bierzo subdivision_type4 = Municipality
Government
– Mayor	José Luis Ramón Corral (PSOE)
Area
– Total	53.41 km2 (20.6 sq mi)
Elevation	577 m (1,893 ft)
Population (2010)
– Total	1,771
– Density	33.2/km2 (85.9/sq mi)
Demonym	cubillense
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code	24492
Telephone prefix	987
Website	Ayto. de Cubillos del Sil

Cubillos del Sil (Spanish pronunciation: [kuˈβiʎoz ðel sil]) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . It is located near to Ponferrada, the capital of the region El Bierzo. Cubillos del Sil has about 1,771 inhabitants.

Its economy was traditionally based on agriculture, wine and coal mining. Nowadays, most of the inhabitants work on the surrounding area on activities such as electricity generation manufacturing in ENDESA(Compostilla II Power Station).

Cubillos del Sil also a large reservoir in its vicinity, the Barcena reservoir, to which many tourists visit during the summer.

External links

• Council of Cubillos del Sil (Spanish)
• Cubillos del Sil at Google Maps
• Endesa

Coordinates: 42°37′N 6°34′W / 42.617°N 6.567°W / 42.617; -6.567