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Lagunilla

Coordinates: 40°19′30″N 5°58′18″W / 40.32500°N 5.97167°W / 40.32500; -5.97167
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Lagunilla
Coat of arms of Lagunilla
Location in Salamanca
Location in Salamanca
Lagunilla is located in Spain
Lagunilla
Lagunilla
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°19′30″N 5°58′18″W / 40.32500°N 5.97167°W / 40.32500; -5.97167
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceSalamanca
ComarcaSierra de Béjar
Government
 • MayorJosé María Garrido Domínguez (People's Party)
Area
 • Total43 km2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation910 m (2,990 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total486
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
37724

Lagunilla is a municipality in the Province of Salamanca, Spain. It is 95 km (59 mi) from the provincial capital of Salamanca.

It is bordered by Aldeacipreste, Colmenar de Montemayor, Valdelageve, Sotoserrano and Zarza de Granadilla.

In 2005 it counted 560 inhabitants, of which 300 were male and 260 were female (figures from the INE[3] as of Jan 1, 2005) in an area of 42.52 km2 (16.42 sq mi). As of 2016 the population was 496 residents. Its altitude is 910 m (2,990 ft) above sea level.

Its postal code is 37724.

The 15th of August is the big festival of the town, which celebrates the "Virgen of the Ascension". After this, no other festival is as important as that of September 14–15, "The Holy Christ of the Afflicted".

References

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  1. ^ a b "Municipio:Lagunilla". www.lasalina.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadistica. (Spanish Statistical Office)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 13 April 2018.