Hoyos

Hoyos is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 988 inhabitants. It is the administrative capital of the Sierra de Gata.

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Settlement.settlement_type: municipality
Settlement.official_name: Hoyos
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Hoyos (Cáceres).svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Extremadura
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Cáceres
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sierra de Gata
Settlement.area_total_km2: 15
Settlement.elevation_m: 400
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST

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Instance of: municipality of Spain
Official name: Hoyos
Demonym: Soyanu
Country: Spain
Located in: Cáceres Province
Continent: Europe
Population: 848
Area: 15
Elevation: 400
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Villamiel
Official website: www.hoyos.es
Image: Hoyos (Caceres).jpg
Licence plate code: CC

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postal code: 10850
Commons category: Hoyos
male population: 426
female population: 448
P8168: Krasny Bor

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== History == It was part of the Dukedom of Alba as the First Duke of Alba, Don García Álvarez de Toledo took possession of the City of Coria together with all its villages, which included Acebo, Hoyos and Perales.

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