Toro, Zamora

Toro
Collegiate church of Santa María la Mayor
Coat of arms of Toro
Toro is located in Spain
Toro
Toro
Location in Spain
Toro is located in Castile and León
Toro
Toro
Toro (Castile and León)
Coordinates: 41°31′32″N 5°23′28″W / 41.52556°N 5.39111°W / 41.52556; -5.39111
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Zamora
ComarcaAlfoz de Toro
Judicial districtToro
Government
 • MayorTomás del Bien Sánchez (PSOE)
Area
 • Total326 km2 (126 sq mi)
Elevation
740 m (2,430 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total8,789
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
DemonymToresanos
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
49800
Dialing code980
WebsiteOfficial website

Toro is a town and municipality in the province of Zamora, part of the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is located on a fertile high plain, northwest of Madrid at an elevation of 740 metres (2,430 ft).

Toro is known as a center of Mudéjar art and as a wine-producing region. It is located on the Duero River roughly halfway between Zamora, the provincial capital and Tordesillas in the province of Valladolid. The four-lane freeway (autovía) A-11 now connects these two cities and passes just north of Toro. Highway N122 passes through the town. The distance to Madrid by highway is 220 km (137 mi). Distances to other cities are: 32 km (20 mi) to Zamora, 62 km (39 mi) to Valladolid and 72 km (45 mi) to Salamanca.

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