Cubillo del Campo

Municipality and town

View of Cubillo del Campo, 2009

Seal

Burgos

Area

• Total

14.06 km² (5.43 sq mi)

Elevation

1,006 m (3,301 ft)

Population (2014)

• Total

• Density

7.0/km² (18/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

09352

Website

http://www.cubillodelcampo.es/

Cubillo del Campo is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain.

Cubillo del Campo is a Spanish town located in the province of Burgos. The distance between Burgos and this town is about 22 km (13.7 mi). According to the 2014 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 99 inhabitants, and an area of 14.06 km² (5.43 sq mi).

Cubillo's population has always been dedicated to the agriculture, ranching and the extraction of stone in quarries. From these quarries, the stone of the Burgos Cathedral, among other monuments, were extracted. Within the municipality there are also two gravel extraction plants and a poultry farm, located inside an old military camp.

Cubillo del Campo is crossed by the national road N-234, which connects Sagunto (province of Valencia) and Sarracín (province of Burgos). This road is locally known as Soria's road. Many rural hiking routes cross this town, such as the Ruta del Buen Conde and the Ruta del Cid. The catering offer is reduced to Bar La Plaza, located in the Plaza de Santa Ana, in the centre of the town. Other tourist towns near to Cubillo del Campo are Burgos, Covarrubias, Lerma and Santo Domingo de Silos.

The current mayor is Jesús Navarro Manero presented by the People's Party (Partido Popular, in Spanish). Jesús Navarro was elected in 2007, and re-elected in 2011 and 2015. Previous mayors were Benjamín Alzaga (2003-2007), Carmelo Navarro (1995-2003), Daniel Blanco (1991-1995) or Angel del Pino (1983-1991).

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