León
municipality in Castile and León, Spain
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Summary
León is a municipality of Spain[1]. León ranks in the top 0.55% of municipality of spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,907 views/month, #31 of 5,605).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: León Province[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Head of government: José Antonio Diez Díaz[5]
- Continent: Europe[6]
- Capital: León[7]
- Shares border with: San Andrés del Rabanedo[8], Sariegos[9], Villaquilambre[10], Valdefresno[11], Villaturiel[12], Onzonilla[13], Santovenia de la Valdoncina[14], Valverde de la Virgen[15]
- Twinned administrative body: León de Los Aldama[16], Matanzas[17], Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza[18], Voronezh[19], Xiangtan[20]
- Legislative body: León City Council[21]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of León city[22]
- Postal code: 24001–24010[23]
- Part of: Q107554083[24], Q107554113[25], Q107554116[26], Red de Juderías de España[27]
- Commons category: León[28]
- Licence plate code: LE[29]
- Local dialing code: 987[30]
- Inception: 29 BC[31]
- Significant event: Siege of León[32]
- Official website: https://www.aytoleon.es/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:León, Spain[34]
- Commons gallery: León[35]
- Population: 130,601[36], 131,680[37], 132,744[38], 134,012[39], 134,305[40], 135,119[41], 135,059[42], 136,985[43], 136,414[44], 135,789[45], 135,794[46], 137,384[47], 129,551[48], 127,817[49]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of León[50]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[51]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for León include SEAT León[52], an automobile model[53], in Spain[54] and León Airport[55], an airport[56], in Spain[57].
Why It Matters
León has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] León is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for León include SEAT León[52], an automobile model[53], in Spain[54] and León Airport[55], an airport[56], in Spain[57].