Páramos (comarca)

Páramos
Comarca
Country  Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León Castile and León
Province Burgos
Capital Sedano
Municipalities
Area
  Total 862 km2 (333 sq mi)
Elevation 810 m (2,660 ft)
Population (2004)
  Total 3,029
  Density 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Largest municipality Sedano
The Ebro gorges near Pesquera de Ebro

Páramos, also known as "Sedano y Las Loras",[1] is a comarca located northwest of the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bounded on the north-east by the Merindades, north-west by Cantabria, west by the Province of Palencia, and in the south by the Alfoz de Burgos and Odra-Pisuerga comarcas.

Administrative Entities

Municipalities and villages:

History

Shires of the province of Burgos.
  Páramos
  Ebro

See also

References

  1. Sedano y las Loras Turismoburgos.org
  2. Hist. some authors consider it included a part of Odra-Pisuerga

Coordinates: 42°42′N 3°59′W / 42.700°N 3.983°W / 42.700; -3.983

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