La Cabrera (Cabreira in Leonese language) is a comarca (shire) in the province of León, Spain. Its surface is 115.87 km2 and the population was 4,227 inhabitants in 2007. The Sierra de la Cabrera range dominates the landscape of this mountainous comarca.

Cabreira
La Cabrera
Location of La Cabrera in the province of Leon
Location of La Cabrera in the province of Leon
Coordinates: 42°20′25″N 6°32′39″W / 42.340278°N 6.544167°W / 42.340278; -6.544167
Country Spain
ProvinceLeón
Subdivisions
Area
 • Total846 km2 (327 sq mi)
Valdouteiru valley near Quintanilla de Losada.

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Language

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Leonese language is widely spoken in this shire, while Galician language is common in the western area.

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