La Bureba is a comarca located in the northeast of the Province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León, Spain. It is bounded on the north by Las Merindades, east by the Comarca del Ebro, south-east by the Montes de Oca and south-west by the Alfoz de Burgos.

La Bureba
Country Spain
Autonomous communityCastile and León Castile and León
ProvinceFlag of Burgos Burgos
CapitalFlag of Briviesca Briviesca
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityBriviesca

Administrative Entities

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The comarca capital is Briviesca.[1]

Municipalities (44)

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Source:[2]

Geography

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La Bureba is criss-crossed by several small rivers and arroyos that empty into the Ebro river: the Homino, Oroncillo, Oca, and Tirón. The mountain ranges of the northwesternmost end of the Sistema Ibérico are located in La Bureba.

History

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See also

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Shires of Burgos.

Notes

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  1. ^ [1] Archived 2013-04-13 at the Wayback Machine Turismo-briviesca.com
  2. ^ In parentheses is the number of minor local entities from each municipality
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42°36′09″N 3°21′33″W / 42.60250°N 3.35917°W / 42.60250; -3.35917