Santoña

Santoña
Municipality
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Santoña Location in Spain
Coordinates:
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Cantabria
Province	Cantabria
Comarca	Trasmiera
Judicial district	Santoña
Capital	Santoña
Government
• Alcaldesa	María Puerto Gallego Arriola (2007) (PSC-PSOE)
Area
• Total	11.53 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Highest elevation	315 m (1,033 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	11,601
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	santoñés/a
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39740 [1]
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

Santoña is a town in the eastern coast of the autonomous community of Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain. It is situated by the bay of the same name. It is 45 kilometres (28 mi) from the capital Santander. Santoña is divided into two zones, an urban plain, and a mountainous area, with Mount Buciero at its eastern limit, and Brusco and the beach of Berria to the north. The beach of San Martin comprises its south limit and the fishing harbor and marsh area its western limit.

Population centres

• Santoña, the main town, where most of the population lives.
• Dueso, 174 inhabitants in 2008. Location of the Penal de El Dueso prison.
• Piedrahíta, 173 inhabitants in 2008.

Notable People

• Juan de la Cosa (1460-1509), cartographer, conquistador, and explorer

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Santoña
• Santoña - Cantabria 102 Municipios

File:Laredo desde san miguel.jpg

View of Laredo and Santoña bay from San Miguel de Seña.

Gallery

• Cantabria Santoña plaza san Antonio 01 oeste lou.JPG

  Plaza de San Antonio

• Cantabria Santoña plaza san Antonio 02 oeste lou.JPG

  San Felipe street

• Cantabria Santoña plaza san Antonio 07 calle Manzanedo lou.JPG

  Manzanedo street

• Cantabria Santoña Santa Maria Puerto 02 lou.JPG

  Santa María del Puerto, 13th century.

• Cantabria Santoña Colegio Manzanedo 01 lou.JPG

  Manzanedo Secondary School

• Cantabria Santoña antigua fabrica Albo 01 lou.jpg

  Former Albo cannery

• Cantabria Santoña fuerte Sancarlos 01 lou.JPG

  Fort San Carlos

• Cantabria Santoña fuerte Sanmartin 02 lou.JPG

  Fort San Martín

• Cantabria Santoña plaza abastos 02 lou.JPG

  Plaza de abastos (food market)

• Cantabria Santoña puerto deportivo ni.jpg

  Marina

• Cantabria Santoña Berria 01 lou.JPG

  Berria beach

• Cantabria Santoña El Fraile 02 ni.jpg

  El Fraile peak

• Federicogarcialorca1.jpg

  Bust of Federico García Lorca