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Sargentes de la Lora
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Municipality and town
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View of Sargentes de la Lora, 2010
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Municipal location of Sargentes de la Lora in the Páramos comarca
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| Country | Spain | |
| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
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| Province |  Burgos |
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| Comarca | Páramos | |
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| • Total | 85 km2 (33 sq mi) | |
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| • Total | KIDDLE_IB | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code |
09145
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| Website | http://www.sargentesdelalora.es/ | |
Sargentes de la Lora is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 196 inhabitants.
In 1963, a petroleum reservoir was discovered in Ayoluengo de la Lora, a town of the municipality. Since 1964, 17 million oil barrels had been extracted. The reservoir had been exploited by Chevron Corporation (until 1990), Repsol (until 2002) and Northern Petroleum.
Main sights
People from Sargentes de la Lora
- Andrés Manjón (1846-1923): Catholic priest and educator.
See also
In Spanish: Sargentes de la Lora para niños
- Páramos (comarca)
- Valle del Rudrón
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