Atapuerca Postal Codes: 09199 | Alfoz de Burgos, Burgos, Castilla y León

Key Facts

Atapuerca is a municipality located within the comarca of Alfoz de Burgos in the province of Burgos, part of the autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain. Situated approximately 15 kilometers east of the provincial capital, Burgos city, it lies within the northern Spanish plateau known as the Meseta Central. The municipality covers an area of about 25 square kilometers and has a small population of around 200 residents. Atapuerca is administratively a single municipality without further subdivisions into smaller civil parishes or wards. The area is globally renowned not for its size or population, but for the nearby Sierra de Atapuerca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site containing a complex of limestone caves that have yielded some of the earliest and most significant hominin fossils in Europe, fundamentally shaping our understanding of human evolution. The archaeological sites have provided continuous evidence of human occupation spanning over one million years. While the modern municipality is a quiet rural area, its name is synonymous with groundbreaking paleoanthropological discoveries. For those seeking detailed local information, postal code data for Atapuerca and its immediate area can be accessed to facilitate communication and services within this historically profound location.

Neighboring Regions

• Ibeas de Juarros
• Cardeñuela Riopico
• Rubena
• Villafría
• Villayerno Morquillas
• Quintanapalla
• Castrillo del Val
• Orbaneja Riopico