Becerreá is a municipality in the province of
Lugo
Lugo (, ) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is the capital of the Lugo (province), province of Lugo. The municipality had a population of 100,060 in 2024, ...
, in the autonomous community of
Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of
Os Ancares
Os Ancares is a comarca in the Galician Province of Lugo. The overall population of this local region is 13,888 (2005). It is formed by the municipality of Candín with two slopes, Sil and Navia, and separated by the Ancares pass.
Today, Os An ...
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Situated in the eastern
mountain range
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of the province, Becerreá occupies an extension of 173.3 km
2 and forms part of the Region of
Los Ancares, which contains the departure points of the access routes. It accounts for 113 entities of
population
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, and 26
parishes
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(Agueira, Armesto, Becerreá, Cadoalla, Cascallá, Cereixal, Cruzul, Ferreiros de Balboa,
Fontarón, Furco, Guilfrei, Guillen, Liber, Morcelle, Oselle, Ousón, Pando, Penamaior, Quintá, Sevane, Vilar de Ouson, Veiga, Vilacha, Vilaiz, Vilamane, Vilouta).
The town is part of the Via Küning; an historic route of the Camino de Santiago, offering an alternative path to the more popular French Way, particularly for the last stretch into Santiago de Compostela. It follows the original route described by the German monk Hermann Künig, incorporating historical sections and avoiding challenging terrain.
Demography
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Population
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: 2.827 inhabitants (INE 2018).
Geography
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Altitude
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: 668 meters.
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Latitude
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: 42° 51' N
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Longitude
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: 007° 10' W
References
External links
More info of Becerreá
Municipalities in the Province of Lugo
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