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Pilora

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a town of northern Spain, in the province of Oviedo; between the right bank of the river Pilona, a left-hand tributary of the Sella, and the Sierra de Abes (3268 ft.). Pop. (1900), 18,228. Though officially classed as a town, Pilona is rather a densely populated mining and agricultural district. It is served by the railway from Infiesto, on the river Pilona, to Oviedo and Gijon.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Pilora'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/pilora.html. 1910.
 
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