Congosto

Congosto es un municipio y localidad de España, en la comarca de El Bierzo, provincia de León, comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León. Pertenece al partido judicial de Ponferrada, al NE de la cabeza de partido. La superficie total del municipio es de 36,81 km² y la población total del municipio era de 1591 habitantes en 2015. Está situado junto al río Sil (embalse de Bárcena) a una altitud de 633 msnm. El municipio está formado por cuatro pueblos: Almázcara, Cobrana, Congosto y San Miguel de las Dueñas.

Congosto is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . It is located near to Ponferrada, the capital of the region. The village of Congosto has about 350 inhabitants. Its economy was traditionally based on agriculture, wine and coal mining. Nowadays, most of the inhabitants work on the surrounding area on activities such as wind turbine manufacturing or coal mining. Congosto also a large reservoir in its vicinity, the Barcena reservoir, to which many tourists visit during the summer.