Ponferrada (from the Latin Pons Ferrata, Iron Bridge) is a town and municipality in province of León,Castilla y León Spain. Ponferrada is the capital of El Bierzo shire. It lies on the river Sil, a tributary of the river Miño. As of January 1, 2005, it had a population of 65,984 (31,934 male and 34,050 female)INE.
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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