Cubillos del Sil

Cubillos del Sil
village and municipality
Coat of arms of Cubillos del Sil
Cubillos del Sil is located in Spain
Cubillos del Sil
Cubillos del Sil
Coordinates: 42°37′25″N 6°33′49″W / 42.62361°N 6.56361°W / 42.62361; -6.56361
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)
Demonymcubillense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
24492
Telephone prefix987
ClimateCsb
WebsiteAyto. de Cubillos del Sil

Cubillos del Sil (Spanish pronunciation: [kuˈβiʎos 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 Ponferrada, the capital of El Bierzo. Cubillos del Sil has about 1,771 inhabitants.

Its economy was traditionally based on agriculture, wine and coal mining. Nowadays, most of the inhabitants work in the surrounding area on activities such as electricity generation manufacturing in ENDESA (Compostilla II Power Station).

Cubillos del Sil also has a large reservoir in its vicinity, the Barcena reservoir, which many tourists visit during the summer.

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