La Bureba is a ''

comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a " ...

'' located in the northeast of the

Province of Burgos The Province of Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia, Cantabria, Vizcaya, Álava, La Rioja, Soria, Segovia, and Vall ...

in the

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of Castile and León,

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. It is bounded on the north by

Las Merindades Las Merindades is a comarca located north of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bounded on the north-west by the province of Cantabria, north-east by the province of Biscay, south by La Bureba, sout ...

, east by the Comarca del Ebro, south-east by the Montes de Oca and south-west by the

Alfoz de Burgos Alfoz de Burgos is a ''comarca'' located in the center of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bounded on the north-west by La Bureba, north-east by the Páramos comarca, south-west by the Arlanza coma ...

Administrative Entities

The comarca capital is Briviesca.

Municipalities (44)In parentheses is the number of minor local entities from each municipality

Geography

La Bureba is criss-crossed by several small rivers and

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that empty into the

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river: the Homino, Oroncillo,

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, and Tirón. The mountain ranges of the northwesternmost end of the

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are located in La Bureba.

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