Vilvestre

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Vilvestre
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 41°06′11″N6°43′07″W / 41.10306°N 6.71861°W / 41.10306; -6.71861
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Salamanca
Comarca Vitigudino
Subcomarca La Ribera de Salamanca
Government
   Mayor Manuel Domínguez Hernández (People's Party)
Area
[1]
  Total46.52 km2 (17.96 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
592 m (1,942 ft)
Population
 (2018) [2]
  Total422
  Density9.1/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code 34 (Spain) + 923 (Salamanca)
Website www.vilvestre.es

Vilvestre is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 96 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 468 people.

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Geography

The municipality covers an area of 47 km2. It lies 592 metres above sea level and the postal code is 37258. [1]

Climate

Situated on the Río Duero, the climate is typical of the Mediterranean with orange and olive groves.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Municipio:Vilvestre". www.lasalina.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. "Casimiro Hernández Calvo, un político de raza que convirtió en imbatible al PP de Salamanca" [Casimiro Hernández Calvo, a pedigree politician who made the PP unbeatable in Salamanca]. El Español (in Spanish). 22 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.