El Oso, Ávila
El Oso | |
|---|---|
Municipality and Town | |
El Oso Location in Spain. El Oso El Oso (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′30″N 4°46′14″W / 40.841666666667°N 4.7705555555556°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Ávila |
| Municipality | El Oso |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde (Mayor) | Luciano Arroyo Martín (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.49 km2 (7.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 893 m (2,930 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 125 |
| • Density | 6.76/km2 (17.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
El Oso is a municipality (pop. 229) in the Spanish province of Ávila, in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon.
The village takes its name (which means "the bear") from a megalithic monument outside the church. The monument in question may not have been intended to represent a bear. It is classed as a Verraco, a type of prehistoric monument found in central Spain, which shares its name with the Spanish word for a boar. Local legend identifies this example as a bear.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 136 | — |
| 2024 | 129 | −5.15% |
| 2025 | 125 | −3.10% |
| Source: INE[2] | ||
References
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ^ [1], INE
External links
- [2] — Web Official www.ElOso.es