Dios le Guarde
Appearance
Dios le Guarde | |
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municipality | |
![]() Location in Salamanca | |
Coordinates: 40°38′33″N 6°18′52″W / 40.64250°N 6.31444°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile and León |
Province | Salamanca |
Comarca | Comarca de Ciudad Rodrigo |
Subcomarca | Campo del Yeltes |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luis Sánchez García (People's Party) |
Area | |
• Total | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 814 m (2,671 ft) |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 127 |
• Density | 7.9/km2 (21/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 37478 |
Dios le Guarde is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 72 kilometres (45 mi) from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and as of 2016 has a population of 139 people.
Name
[edit]The name came from Old Spanish meaning "God's Guard".
Geography
[edit]The municipality covers an area of 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi). It lies 817 metres (2,680 ft) above sea level and the postal code is 37478.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Municipio:Dios le Guarde". www.lasalina.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.