Medina de Pomar | |
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Municipality and city | |
 Alcázar de los Condestables de Castilla (14th century) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Medina de Pomar Location of Medina de Pomar in Spain. | |
| Coordinates: 42°55′52″N 3°29′2″W / 42.93111°N 3.48389°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
| Province |  Burgos |
| Comarca | Las Merindades |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Antonio López Marañón |
| Area | |
• Total | 214 km2 (83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 583 m (1,913 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 5,816 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09500 |
| Website | Official website |
Medina de Pomar is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. It is situated 77 km from Bilbao, and 88 km from Burgos, the capital of the province, 8 kilometres from Villarcayo and about 20 km from Espinosa de los Monteros, which are the most important towns in the surroundings of Medina de Pomar.
Medina de Pomar is part of the Comarca of Las Merindades with its varied landscape. The rivers Nela, Trueba and Salón, the steep slopes of the Tesla, the pine forests of Losa and flat surfaces that are dedicated nowadays to the cultivation of cereal, potatoes and lettuces.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.