Burgos, Spain
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| Motto: Caput Castellae, camera regia, prima voce et fide Cabeza de Castilla, cámara real, primera en voz y fidelidad ("Head of Castile, royal chamber, first in voice and fidelity") |
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| Anthem: Himno a Burgos | |||
 Municipal location in the Province of Burgos |
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| Coordinates: 42°21′00″N 3°42′24″W / 42.35000°N 3.70667°WCoordinates: 42°21′00″N 3°42′24″W / 42.35000°N 3.70667°W | |||
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 Spain
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| Autonomous community |
 Castile and León
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| Province | Burgos | ||
| Comarca | Alfoz de Burgos | ||
| Founded | 884 | ||
| Founded by | Diego Rodríguez Porcelos | ||
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| • Mayor | Javier Lacalle (PP) | ||
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| • Municipality | 107.08 km2 (41.34 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 859 m (2,818 ft) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Municipality | 179,906 | ||
| • Density | 1,680/km2 (4,400/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 200,000 | ||
| Time zone | UTC + 1 | ||
| Postal code | 09001-09007 | ||
| Area code(s) | 947 | ||
| Distances | 122 km (76 mi) to Valladolid 159 km (99 mi) to Bilbao 244 km (152 mi) to Madrid 618 km (384 mi) to Barcelona |
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| Rivers | Arlanzón, Vena, Pico, Cardeñadijo | ||
| Demonym | Burgalés/Burgalesa | ||
| Website | www.aytoburgos.es | ||
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Burgos (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbuɾɣos], UK /ˈbʊərɡɒs/, US /ˈbʊərɡoʊs/) is a city in northern Spain and the historic capital of Castile. It is situated on the confluence of the Arlanzón river tributaries, at the edge of the Iberian central plateau. It has about 180,000 inhabitants in the actual city and another 20,000 in the metropolitan area. It is the capital of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Burgos was once the capital of the Crown of Castile, and the Burgos Laws or Leyes de Burgos which first governed the behaviour of Spaniards towards the natives of the Americas were promulgated here in 1512.
It has many historic landmarks, of particular importance; the Cathedral of Burgos (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984), seat of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Burgos, the Las Huelgas Reales Monastery and Miraflores Charterhouse. A large number of churches, palaces and other buildings from the medieval age remain. The city is surrounded by the Fuentes Blancas and the Paseo de la Isla parks.
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