Galindo y Perahuy is a village

Village

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 and municipality

Municipality

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 in the province of Salamanca

Salamanca (province)

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, in western Spain

Spain

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, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is located 22 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca

Salamanca

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 and has a population

Population

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 of 447 people

People

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Geography

The municipality

Municipality

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 covers an area

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 of 44.06 km².

It lies 797 metres above sea level

Sea level

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Transport

The village is connected via the A-62 highway to Portugal

Portugal

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Lately the population has been increasing thanks to nearby residential developments like "La RAD". Nevertheless people living there are linked mainly to Salamanca and not to Galindo y Perahuy.

List of municipalities in Salamanca