Cubillos del Sil

Village and municipality in Castile and León, Spain

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42°37′25″N 6°33′49″W / 42.62361°N 6.56361°W / 42.62361; -6.56361CountrySpainAutonomous community Castile and LeónProvinceLeónComarcaEl BierzoMunicipalityCubillos del SilGovernment

• MayorJosé Luis Ramón Corral (PSOE)Area

• Total53.41 km² (20.62 sq mi)Elevation

577 m (1,893 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total1,839 • Density34/km² (89/sq mi)DemonymcubillenseTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal Code

24492

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Cubillos del Sil (Spanish pronunciation: [kuˈβiʎos ðel sil]) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain). It is located near Ponferrada, the capital of El Bierzo. Cubillos del Sil has about 1,771 inhabitants.

Its economy was traditionally based on agriculture, wine and coal mining. Nowadays, most of the inhabitants work in the surrounding area on activities such as electricity generation manufacturing in ENDESA (Compostilla II Power Station).

Cubillos del Sil also has a large reservoir in its vicinity, the Barcena reservoir, which many tourists visit during the summer.