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.

Cubillos del Sil
village and municipality
Cubillos del Sil
Coordinates: 42°37′25″N 6°33′49″W
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceLeón
ComarcaEl Bierzo
MunicipalityCubillos del Sil
Government
  MayorJosé Luis Ramón Corral (PSOE)
Area
  Total53.41 km2 (20.62 sq mi)
Elevation
577 m (1,893 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total1,839
  Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Demonym(s)cubillense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
24492
Telephone prefix987
ClimateCsb
WebsiteAyto. de Cubillos del Sil

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.


  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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