El Mirón | |
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Coordinates: 40°31′55″N 5°24′19″W / 40.53194°N 5.40528°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile and León |
Province | Ávila |
Municipality | El Mirón |
Area | |
• Total | 31.08 km2 (12.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,265 m (4,150 ft) |
Population (2018)
[1] | |
• Total | 124 |
• Density | 4.0/km2 (10/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Website | Official website |
El Mirón is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2006 census ( INE), the municipality had a population of 198 inhabitants. The number increased to 207 in 2012. [2]
The name came into attention upon the discovery an Upper Paleolithic (Magdalenian) skeleton in 2015 from the El Mirón Cave. The skeleton was that of a woman and is coated with ochre (a red pigment), hence she is nicknamed The Red Lady of El Mirón. [3] The woman is about 35 to 40 years of age, and was buried around 18,700 years ago. [4] [5]