Congosto

Municipality in Castile and León, Spain

Coat of arms

42°37′4″N 6°31′12″W / 42.61778°N 6.52000°W / 42.61778; -6.52000CountrySpainAutonomous community Castile and LeónProvinceLeónComarcaEl BierzoMunicipalityCongostoGovernment

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• MayorJosé Antonio Velasco Fernández (PP)Area

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• Total36.81 km² (14.21 sq mi)Elevation

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689 m (2,260 ft)Population

(2023)

• Total1,436 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Demonym(s)congostino, congostinaTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal Code

24398

Telephone prefix987Climate Csb

Congosto (Spanish pronunciation: [koŋˈɡosto]) 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. The village of Congosto within the municipality has about 254 inhabitants.^[4]

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 wind turbine manufacturing or coal mining.

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

Born in Congosto

Alonso de Posada, (1626-?), Franciscan missionary in New Mexico^[5]
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542-1595), navigator^[6]

References

^ "Jorge García Vega, nuevo alcalde del Ayuntamiento de Congosto". El Bierzo Noticias (in Spanish). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
^ "Entidades Locales". ssweb.seap.minhap.es. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
^ "Diputación de León, Ayuntamientos". www.dipuleon.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
^ "National Park Service: Kiva, Cross, and Crown (Appendix 3)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
^ "Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira". dbe.rah.es. Retrieved 10 April 2024.