Santa María de Cayón is a municipality in the province and autonomous community of Cantabria, northern Spain. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,167 inhabitants.
Santa María de Cayón | |
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 Cayón Valley | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
_Mapa.svg) Location of Santa María de Cayón | |
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| Coordinates: 43°18′41″N 3°51′9″W / 43.31139°N 3.85250°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Cantabria |
| Province | Cantabria |
| Comarca | Valles Pasiegos |
| Judicial district | Medio Cudeyo |
| Capital | Santa María de Cayón |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Gastón Gómez Ruiz (2019) (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.23 km2 (18.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 9,060 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Cayonés, esa |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
The biggest town inside the municipality is not its capital (where the town hall is located, and which gives name to the municipality), but rather the town of Sarón.
Sister cities or towns
editSanta María de Cayón is twinned with Gujan-Mestras, France
Towns
edit- San Román.
- La Penilla.
- Argomilla.
- La Encina.
- Sarón.
- Santa María de Cayón (capital).
- La Abadilla.
- Esles.
- Totero.
- Lloreda.
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
edit- Official website (in Spanish)
- Cantabria 102 municipalities - Santa María de Cayón (in Spanish)
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