San Andrés del Rabanedo

San Andrés del Rabanedo (Leonese: Sanandrés) is a municipality located in the Province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2011 census (INE), the city has a population of 31,562 inhabitants, and is the third largest city in the province after León and Ponferrada. The municipality includes the districts of San Andrés del Rabanedo, Trobajo del Camino, Barrio Pinilla, Villabalter and Ferral del Bernesga.

Geography

San Andrés del Rabanedo is the second most-populated town in the comarca of Tierras de León where it is only exceeded in size by the capital city of León. It is situated in the valley of the River Bernesga which rises in the Cantabrian Mountains and flows southwards through the Province of León before its confluence with the River Esla. The valley is at an altitude of about 840 m (2,760 ft). There is a scarp slope parallel to the river which is cut by gullies in places, and above this is sloping moorland where cereals are grown. Above this again is an upland region at about 1,100 m (3,600 ft) with a natural covering of oak and pine.^[1]

The city of León lies to the east and south of San Andrés del Rabanedo. To the southeast lies the municipality of Valverde de la Virgen, to the west lies Cimanes del Tejar, to the northwest Rioseco de Tapia and to the north, the municipalities of Sariegos and Cuadros.^[1] About one third of the municipality is occupied by the military base of Conde de Gazola and used for manoeuvres.

The municipality of San Andrés del Rabanedo has an area of 64.84 km² (25.03 sq mi) and at the time of the 2011 census it had a population of 31,562, giving a density of 486.75 inhabitants per square kilometre.^[2] The population of the Province of León has grown since the start of the twentieth century but this has been a growth of urban populations at the expense of rural areas. San Andrés del Rabanedo has been one of the fastest growing towns; it increased its population by almost 24,000 people in the twentieth century and had gained another 4,000 by the year 2008.^[3]

References

1 2 Philips' Modern School Atlas. George Philip and Son, Ltd. 1973. p. 37. ISBN 0-540-05278-7.
↑ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística". Instituto Nacional de Estadística (España). Retrieved 17 August 2012.
↑ La población de León. Fundacion BBVA. pp. 12–. GGKEY:SX4DU2YNNZN.

Municipalities in the Province of León

100,000+	León

50,000+	Ponferrada

10,000+	Astorga Bembibre La Bañeza San Andrés del Rabanedo Villablino Villaquilambre

under 10,000	Acebedo Algadefe Alija del Infantado Almanza Ardón Arganza Balboa Barjas Benavides Benuza Bercianos del Páramo Bercianos del Real Camino Berlanga del Bierzo Boca de Huérgano Borrenes Boñar Brazuelo Burón Bustillo del Páramo Cabañas Raras Cabreros del Río Cabrillanes Cacabelos Calzada del Coto Campazas Campo de Villavidel Camponaraya Candín Carracedelo Carrizo de la Ribera Carrocera Carucedo Castilfalé Castrillo de Cabrera Castrillo de la Valduerna Castrocalbón Castrocontrigo Castropodame Castrotierra de Valmadrigal Cea Cebanico Cebrones del Río Chozas de Abajo Cimanes de la Vega Cimanes del Tejar Cistierna Congosto Corbillos de los Oteros Corullón Crémenes Cuadros Cubillas de Rueda Cubillas de los Oteros Cubillos del Sil Cármenes Destriana El Burgo Ranero Encinedo Escobar de Campos Fabero Folgoso de la Ribera Fresno de la Vega Fuentes de Carbajal Garrafe de Torío Gordaliza del Pino Gordoncillo Gradefes Grajal de Campos Gusendos de los Oteros Hospital de Órbigo Igüeña Izagre Joarilla de las Matas La Antigua La Ercina La Pola de Gordón La Robla La Vecilla Laguna Dalga Laguna de Negrillos Las Omañas Llamas de la Ribera Los Barrios de Luna Lucillo Luyego Magaz de Cepeda Mansilla Mayor Mansilla de las Mulas Maraña Matadeón de los Oteros Matallana de Torío Matanza Molinaseca Murias de Paredes Noceda del Bierzo Oencia Onzonilla Oseja de Sajambre Pajares de los Oteros Palacios de la Valduerna Palacios del Sil Peranzanes Pobladura de Pelayo García Posada de Valdeón Pozuelo del Páramo Prado de la Guzpeña Priaranza del Bierzo Prioro Puebla de Lillo Puente de Domingo Flórez Páramo del Sil Quintana del Castillo Quintana del Marco Quintana y Congosto Regueras de Arriba Reyero Riaño Riego de la Vega Riello Rioseco de Tapia Roperuelos del Páramo Sabero Sahagún San Adrián del Valle San Cristóbal de la Polantera San Emiliano San Esteban de Nogales San Justo de la Vega San Millán de los Caballeros San Pedro Bercianos Sancedo Santa Colomba de Curueño Santa Colomba de Somoza Santa Cristina de Valmadrigal Santa Elena de Jamuz Santa Marina del Rey Santa María de Ordás Santa María de la Isla Santa María del Monte de Cea Santa María del Páramo Santas Martas Santiago Millas Santovenia de la Valdoncina Sariegos Sena de Luna Sobrado Soto de la Vega Soto y Amío Toral de los Guzmanes Toreno Torre del Bierzo Trabadelo Truchas Turcia Urdiales del Páramo Val de San Lorenzo Valdefresno Valdefuentes del Páramo Valdelugueros Valdemora Valdepiélago Valdepolo Valderas Valderrey Valderrueda Valdesamario Valdevimbre Valencia de Don Juan Vallecillo Valverde de la Virgen Valverde-Enrique Vega de Espinareda Vega de Infanzones Vega de Valcarce Vegacervera Vegaquemada Vegas del Condado Villabraz Villadangos del Páramo Villadecanes Villademor de la Vega Villafranca del Bierzo Villagatón Villamandos Villamanín Villamartín de Don Sancho Villamañán Villamejil Villamol Villamontán de la Valduerna Villamoratiel de las Matas Villanueva de las Manzanas Villaobispo de Otero Villaornate y Castro Villaquejida Villarejo de Órbigo Villares de Órbigo Villasabariego Villaselán Villaturiel Villazala Villazanzo de Valderaduey Zotes del Páramo

Coordinates: 42°37′N 5°36′W / 42.617°N 5.600°W / 42.617; -5.600

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