Láncara

Láncara
Municipality
Town hall.
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Láncara
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	Lugo
Comarca	Sarria
Government [1]
• Alcalde	Darío Antonio Piñeiro López (PSdeG-PSOE)
Area [2]
• Total	121.61 km^2 (46.95 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[3]
• Total	2,492
• Density	20/km^2 (53/sq mi)
Demonym	Lancarao
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	27367
Website	Official website

Láncara is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sarria.

Notable people

• Ángel Castro y Argiz (1875–1956) – Galician-born Cuban farmer and businessman; known for being the father of Fidel Castro and Raúl Castro.[4][5]

References

1. "Corporación Municipal". www.concellodelancara.com. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
2. "Entidades Locales". ssweb.seap.minhap.es. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
3. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
4. Franqui, Carlos (1989). Vida, aventuras y desastres de un hombre llamado Castro (in Spanish). Planeta. p. 15. ISBN 978-968-406-145-3. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
5. "From Láncara to Birán: The history of Angel Castro Argis". www.latinamericanstudies.org. Retrieved 25 August 2024.

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