Cubillo del Campo is a municipality located in the province of Burgos,

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Geography

Cubillo del Campo is a Spanish town located in the province of Burgos. The distance between

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and this town is about 22 km (13.7 mi). According to the 2021

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), the municipality has a population of 102 inhabitants, and an area of 14.06 km² (5.43 sq mi).

Demographics

Economy

Cubillo's population has always been dedicated to the agriculture, ranching and the extraction of stone in quarries. From these quarries, the stone of the

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, among other monuments, were extracted. Within the municipality there are also two gravel extraction plants and a poultry farm, located inside an old military camp.

Tourism

Cubillo del Campo is crossed by the national road

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, which connects

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( province of Valencia) and Sarracín ( province of Burgos). This road is locally known as Soria's road. Many rural hiking routes cross this town, such as the ''Ruta del Buen Conde'' and the ''Ruta del

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''. The catering offer is reduced to ''Bar La Plaza'', located in the ''Plaza de Santa Ana'', in the centre of the town. Other tourist towns near to Cubillo del Campo are

, Covarrubias, Lerma and

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Policy

Since 2018, the mayor is Francisco Javier Llama Navarro presented by the '' People's Party'' (''Partido Popular'', in Spanish). Previous mayors were Jesús Navarro Manero (2007-2018), Benjamín Alzaga (2003-2007), Carmelo Navarro (1995-2003), Daniel Blanco (1991-1995) or Ángel del Pino (1983-1991).

Neighborhood associations

Currently, the village has two neighborhood associations, which are the association of retired people, called ''Santa Ana'', and the association ''Friends of Cubillo del Campo'' (''Amigos de Cubillo del Campo'', in Spanish). These organizations are responsible of organizing cultural activities during the year. One of the most important activities organized by the association ''Friends of Cubillo del Campo'' is the Association Day (''Día de la Asociación'', in Spanish), in which a popular lunch is prepared and everybody is welcome to participate. During this day, people can enjoy different cultural activities, as well as an athletics competition, organized by Félix Hernando, ex-world champion marathon in veterans category.

Festivities

The patron saint of this town is Santa Marina, whose feast is celebrated on July 18. In this date, this saint is paraded on the shoulders of the young men of the place. During this festivity, which takes place during all weekend, a popular lunch is organized. Also, people can enjoy different activities, such as musical performances, arts and cards competitions, as well as other local games, including bowling and ''tuta''.

References

External links

Official website of the town hall
Municipalities in the Province of Burgos {{Burgos-geo-stub