La Maragatería encompasses lesser comarcas, like the Alta Maragatería, Baja Maragatería and the Somoza Comarca. Its inhabitants are known as "Maragatos".
Leonese language is widely used in this shire.[1][failed verification]
Municipalities
The main municipalities making up the comarca are:
The Maragatos form a small ethnic and cultural community with distinctive customs and architecture. The Maragata women used to wear a striking regional dress that made them stand out when they travelled to other parts of Spain.[2]
Cocido Maragato (Cocíu maragatu in Leonese language) is a traditional local soup dish with meat.
Tierra de Maragatos has its own traditional way of building stone houses with large doors. Some of them have been preserved.