Villamuriel de Cerrato
Villamuriel de Cerrato | |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Castile and León |
| Province |  Palencia |
| Municipality | Villamuriel de Cerrato |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.02 km2 (15.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 727 m (2,385 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 6,503 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Villamuriel de Cerrato is a municipality located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2024 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 6,502 inhabitants.[2] Every year on May 1st, there is a pilgrimage from Palencia to Villamuriel de Cerrato to honor María Auxiliadora.[3]
Fr Adolfo Nicolás, Superior General of the Society of Jesus (2008-2016), was born in Villamuriel de Cerrato in 1936.
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Nomenclátor. Población por unidad poblacional". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ marian (2022-05-02). "Villamuriel de Cerrato, Vigilia mariana y procesión por la paz". Salesianos España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-21.
41°57′N 4°31′W / 41.950°N 4.517°W