Laciana
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Laciana, Tsaciana in Leonese language
, is a comarca
in the province of León, Spain. It had 11,904 inhabitants in 2005. The rivers of this comarca flow towards the Atlantic Ocean
. Local people speak a certain variant of the Leonese language known as Patsuezo.
Many areas in Laciana were degraded in the past by open-pit mining
and mining-related contamination. This comarca was declared a Biosphere Reserve
in 2003.
is the main municipality. It has the following villages within its term:
Leonese language
The Leonese language is the endonym term used to refer to all vernacular Romance dialects of the Astur-Leonese linguistic group in the Spanish provinces of León and Zamora; Astur-Leonese also includes the dialects...
, is a comarca
Comarca
A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil. The term is derived from the term marca, meaning a "march, mark", plus the prefix co- meaning "together, jointly".The comarca is known in Aragonese as redolada and...
in the province of León, Spain. It had 11,904 inhabitants in 2005. The rivers of this comarca flow towards the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. Local people speak a certain variant of the Leonese language known as Patsuezo.
Many areas in Laciana were degraded in the past by open-pit mining
Open-pit mining
Open-pit mining or opencast mining refers to a method of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow....
and mining-related contamination. This comarca was declared a Biosphere Reserve
Biosphere reserve
The Man and the Biosphere Programme of UNESCO was established in 1971 to promote interdisciplinary approaches to management, research and education in ecosystem conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.-Development:...
in 2003.
Municipalities
VillablinoVillablino
Villablino is a municipality located in the Laciana comarca, province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 12,212 inhabitants.-See also:*Laciana* Kingdom of León...
is the main municipality. It has the following villages within its term:
- Villaseca de Laciana
- Caboalles de Abajo
- Caboalles de Arriba
- Villager de Laciana
- Orallo
- Rioscuro de Laciana
- Robles de Laciana
- Sosas de Laciana
- Lumajo
- Villar de Laciana
- Rabanal de Abajo
- Rabanal de Arriba
- Llamas de Laciana
External links
- Pagina Oficial del Ayuntamiento de Villablino (Comarca de Laciana)
- La provincia de León y sus comarcas - Laciana
- Babia
- Servicio de bicicletas para Babia y Laciana
- Página oficial de Caboalles de Abajo
- Página Oficial de la Reserva de la Biosfera de Laciana
- Página web de interés medioambiental,fauna de esta comarca
- Los Verdes de Laciana
- Laciana, "territorio comanche", en El Escarabajo Verde de TVE.