Balboa () (Valboa in

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) is a village and municipality located in the region of

El Bierzo El Bierzo (; or ''El Bierzu''; ) is a '' comarca'' in the province of León, Spain. Its capital is the town of Ponferrada. Other major towns are Bembibre and Villafranca del Bierzo, the historical capital. The territory of El Bierzo inclu ...

(

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, Spain). It is one of Galician speaking councils of

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Pedanías

The

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es belonging to the municipality are: * Balboa * Cantejeira * Pumarín *

Ruidelamas Ruidelamas is a locality located in the municipality of Balboa, León, in León province, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 1. Geography Ruidelamas is located 153km west of León, Spain León (; ) is a city an ...

* Castañeira * Castañoso *

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* Chandevillar * Ruideferros * Valverde do Camín * Villarmarín * Villafeile * Lamagrande * Quintela * Villanueva * Parajís * Villariños Although Galician names are unofficial, they are the original and commonly used by the inhabitants of the municipality, since the names in Castilian are mere translations of the original names.

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Municipalities in El Bierzo {{León-geo-stub