Ponferrada

Ponferrada
Municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 42°33′N 6°35′W / 42.550°N 6.583°W / 42.550; -6.583
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	León
Comarca	El Bierzo
Government
• Mayor	Olegario Ramón Fernández (PSOE)
Area
• Total	283.17 km2 (109.33 sq mi)
Elevation	544 m (1,785 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	63,747
• Density	230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	244xx
Website	www.ponferrada.org

Ponferrada (Spanish pronunciation: [poɱfeˈraða]) is a city of Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Ponferrada, the second most populated municipality of the Province of León, is also the capital city of El Bierzo, the only comarca recognized as an administrative entity by law in the region.

Surrounded by mountains, the city straddles the course of the Sil River. It is the last major town on the French route of the Camino de Santiago before it reaches Santiago de Compostela. In 2021, it had a population of 63,747.^[2]