La Encina Postal Codes: 37515 | Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Castilla y León

Key Facts

La Encina is a small village located within the municipality of Ciudad Rodrigo in the province of Salamanca, part of the autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain. It is situated in the western part of the province, near the border with Portugal, within the historical region known as the Campo de Argañán. This rural settlement lies in a landscape characterized by plains and gentle hills typical of the interior plateau of the Iberian Peninsula. While specific population figures for such small villages can fluctuate, La Encina, like many in the region, has a modest population, likely numbering in the low hundreds, reflecting a trend of rural depopulation common in interior Spain. As a village (or pedanía), it is an administrative division below the municipal level of Ciudad Rodrigo and does not contain further official sub-regions of its own. Its existence is closely tied to the agricultural activities of the surrounding area. For those seeking detailed local information, accessing postal code data for La Encina and its immediate vicinity is facilitated through municipal services based in Ciudad Rodrigo.