Valdevacas y Guijar

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Valdevacas y Guijar
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Valdevacas y Guijar
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Valdevacas y Guijar
Valdevacas y Guijar (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°8′27″N3°54′43″W / 41.14083°N 3.91194°W / 41.14083; -3.91194
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Castile and Leon.svg  Castile and León
Province Flag Segovia province.svg  Segovia
Municipality Valdevacas y Guijar
Area
  Total18 km2 (7 sq mi)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total91
  Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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Valdevacas y Guijar is a municipality located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 139 inhabitants.

Background

This little village in the Sierra Nevada foothills is actually two towns: El Guijar, where the municipality's Town Hall is located, and Valdevacas. They constitute what was once known as Guijar de Valdevacas, but is now officially known as Valdevacas and Guijar. [2]

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Valdevacas and Guijar, sounds of rock between the mountains and the plain".