León
León is a city in Castile and León in northern Spain, with a population of 121,000 in 2023. It's on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, and has a vast cultural, historical and architectural heritage.- Locality with 132,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 810 metres (2,657 feet)
- …is also known as “24089”
Places of Interest
Highlights include León Cathedral and Estadio Reino de León.
Casa Botines
Museum
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trobajo del Camino and San Andrés del Rabanedo.
San Andrés del Rabanedo
Town
León
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Latitude
42.5736° or 42° 34′ 25″ north
Longitude
-5.5672° or 5° 34′ 2″ west
Open location code
8CJPHCFM+C4
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“León” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ليون”
- Aragonese: “Leyón”
- Asturian: “Llión”
- Azerbaijani: “Leon”
- Belarusian: “Горад Леон”
- Bulgarian: “Леон”
- Catalan: “Lleó”
- Chinese: “莱昂”
- Esperanto: “Leono”
- Extremaduran: “Lión”
- French: “León”
- German: “León”
- Greek: “Λεόν”
- Hebrew: “לאון”
- Japanese: “レオン”
- Korean: “레온”
- Latin: “Legio”
- Latvian: “Leona”
- Lithuanian: “Leonas”
- Mirandese: “Lhion”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Leon”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Llión”
- Persian: “لئون”
- Portuguese: “Leão”
- Russian: “Леон”
- Sanskrit: “लीओं”
- Serbian: “Леон”
- Spanish: “León”
- Ukrainian: “Леон”
- Urdu: “لیون، ہسپانیہ”
- Uzbek: “Leon”
- Western Panjabi: “لیون”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Silken Luis de León and León Bus Station.
Castile and León: Highlights
Notable places include Valladolid and Salamanca.
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