Olmedo de Camaces

Olmedo de Camaces
Municipality

Location in Salamanca
Coordinates: 40°52′45″N 6°37′25″W / 40.87917°N 6.62361°W / 40.87917; -6.62361Coordinates: 40°52′45″N 6°37′25″W / 40.87917°N 6.62361°W / 40.87917; -6.62361
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Salamanca
Comarca El Abadengo
Government
  Mayor Jesús Martín Vicente (People's Party)
Area[1]
  Total 91 km2 (35 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 713 m (2,339 ft)
Population (2016)[2]
  Total 111
  Density 1.2/km2 (3.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 37292

Olmedo de Camaces is a village and large municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 95 kilometres (59 mi) from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 111 people.

Basic History

Camaces Olmedo, cut across the river which gives its name, honors their patron Saint, George (23 April), with bullfights, as a local tradition.[3]

The township is bordered on the north by a quartzite hill range, bordering on Cerralbo and the former desert of Fuenlabrada.

The Picon de Olmedo, at a height of 797 metres (2,615 ft) and the Cerro de San Jorge, at a height of 825 metres (2,707 ft), are among the highest altitudes of the region.

At the base-line of these hills lie the landscapes of the 'peneplain' and 'charro' field. The meadow is oak-lined -and cattle herds of 'Morucha' graze on this meadow.

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 91 km2 (35 sq mi). It lies 713 metres (2,339 ft) above sea level and the post code is 37292.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Municipio:Olmedo de Camaces". www.lasalina.es. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  2. "Salamanca: Población por municipios y sexo". www.ine.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  3. http://olmedodecamaces.iespana.es/


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