Leon
Leon's gothic Cathedral , an aw cried The Hoose o Licht or the Pulchra Leonina
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Motto(s):  Cuna del Parlamentarismo ("The cradle o Pairlamentarism") [1]
Anthem: Himno a Leon
Leon Location o Leon Show map of Castile and Leon Leon Leon (Spain) Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 42°36′20″N 5°34′12″W  /  42.60556°N 5.57000°W  / 42.60556; -5.57000
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Castile an Leon
Province	Leon
Foondit	1st century BC
Foondit bi	Legio VI Victrix
Govrenment
? Teep	Mayor-cooncil
? Bodi	Ayuntamiento de Leon
?  Mayor	Antonio ( PP )
Area
? Laund	39.03 km 2 (15.07 sq mi)
Elevation	837 m (2,746 ft)
Population   (2018) [2]
? City	124,772
?  Metro	202,793
Demonym(s)	Leones or Legionense( Spanish ) Lliones ( Lionese ) Leonese ( Inglis )
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
? Summer ( DST )	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	24001 - 24010
Telephone prefix	987

Leon ( Spaingie : Leon [leon] ; Lionese : Llion [ioŋ] ) is the caipital o the province o Leon , locatit in the northwast o Spain. Its ceety population o 127,817 (2015) maks it the lairgest municipality in the province, accoontin for mair nor ane quairter ^[3] o the province's population. Includin the metropolitan aurie, the population is estimatit at 202,793 (2015).

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Template:Municipalities in Leon

Coordinates : 42°36′20″N 5°34′12″W  /  42.60556°N 5.57000°W  / 42.60556; -5.57000