Balboa
Coat of arms
Balboa
Coordinates: 42°42′23″N 6°55′23″W / 42.70639°N 6.92306°W / 42.70639; -6.92306
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	León
Comarca	El Bierzo
Municipality	Balboa
Government
• Mayor	José Manuel Gutiérrez Monteserín (PP)
Area
• Total	51.04 km2 (19.71 sq mi)
Elevation	684 m (2,244 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	308
• Density	6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Demonyms	balboano, balboana
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	24525
Telephone prefix	987
Climate	Csb

Balboa (Spanish pronunciation: [balˈβoa]) (Valboa in Galician language) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain).

It is one of Galician speaking councils of El Bierzo^[2]

Pedanías

Palloza in Canteixeira

The parishes belonging to the municipality are:

• Balboa
• Cantejeira
• Pumarín
• Ruidelamas
• Castañeira
• Castañoso
• Source Olive
• Chandevillar
• Ruideferros
• Valverde do Camín
• Villarmarín
• Villafeile
• Lamagrande
• Quintela
• Villanueva
• Parajís
• Villariños

Although Galician names are unofficial, they are the original and commonly used by the inhabitants of the municipality, since the names in Castilian are mere translations of the original names.

References

42°42′26.7″N 6°55′16.37″W / 42.707417°N 6.9212139°W / 42.707417; -6.9212139