Ledesma
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Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Autonomous community
- Castile and León
- Province
- Salamanca
- Comarca
- Tierra de Ledesma
- Mayor
- José Prieto ( People's Party )
- Total
- 141.22 km (54.53 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 780 m (2,560 ft)
- Density
- 10.5/km (27.1/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Spain
- Official name
- Ledesma
- Demonym
- ledesmina
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Province of Salamanca
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 1480
- Area
- 141.22
- Elevation
- 768
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Tierra de Ledesma
- Shares border with
- Carbellino
- Official website
- www.ayuntamientodeledesma.com
- Image
- General view of Ledesma.jpg
- Licence plate code
- SA
- Patron saint
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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- Commons category
- Ledesma, Salamanca
- postal code
- 37100
- male population
- 799
- female population
- 800
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Encyclopedic overview
Ledesma ( Spanish pronunciation: [leˈðezma]) is a town in the province of Salamanca (Spain). According to the 2016 census there are 1,767 inhabitants. The municipality of Ledesma includes rural land and covers a total of 141.22 km (54.53 sq mi). Its altitude is 730 metres (2,400 ft) above sea level. Its postal code is 37100.
In ancient Roman times, the town was called Bletisa. It is possible that the Bletonesii lived in this area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ledesma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.