Manganeses de la Polvorosa
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Manganeses de la Polvorosa (maŋɡaˈnesez ðe la polβoˈɾosa) is a municipality located in the province of Zamora
, Castile and León
, Spain
. According to the 2004 census
(INE
), the municipality has a population of 812 inhabitants.
Zamora (province)
Zamora is a Spanish province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.The present-day province of Zamora province was one of three provinces formed from the former Kingdom of León in 1833, when Spain was re-organised into 49 provinces.It is bordered by...
, Castile and León
Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. According to the 2004 census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
(INE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....
), the municipality has a population of 812 inhabitants.
See also
- Goat throwingGoat throwingThe Goat throwing is a festival in Manganeses de la Polvorosa, province of Zamora, Spain where a group of young men throws a live goat from the top of a church. A crowd below catches the flying goat with a canvas sheet. Animal rights groups have demanded the end of this festival several times....