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Santander (UK: / ˌ s æ n t ən ˈ d ɛər,-t æ n-/ SAN-tən-DAIR, -tan-, US: / ˌ s ɑː n t ɑː n ˈ d ɛər / SAHN-tahn-DAIR, Spanish: [santanˈdeɾ]) is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. It has a population of 172,000 (2017). It is a port city located in the northern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, facing ...
Located east of Gijón and west of Bilbao, the city has a population of 172,000 . Santander houses the headquarters of multinational bank Banco Santander, and is the location of the founding of the namesake company. Source: Wikipedia. Map of Santander. + −. Leaflet | Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA, Imagery OpenStreetMap Foundation.
- 35.8 km²
- 76,941 (46.3%)
- 89,333 (53.7%)
- 166,274
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Jan 1, 2010 · Population Estimate 2010-01-01 Population Estimate 2015-01-01 Population Estimate 2020-01-01 Population Estimate 2023-01-01 ; Santander: Santander: 141,269: 130,603: 128,007: 126,288: →
Pop. (2006 est.) 145,928. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen. Santander, port city, capital of Cantabria provincia (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), northern Spain.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 1, 2010 · Population Estimate 2010-01-01 Population Estimate 2015-01-01 Population Estimate 2020-01-01 Population Estimate 2023-01-01 ; Santander: Cantabria: 259,178: 255,733: 256,025: 256,491: →
Santander, the capital of the Cantabria region, stands as the most populous municipality in the autonomous community with 172,606 inhabitants as of 2023. Nestled on the northern coast, it is flanked by the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the bay to the east and south—encompassing Camargo—and the municipality of Santa Cruz de Bezana to the west.
Santander is a small city with a population of about 180,000 and is capital of the comunidad autónoma of Cantabria. It is known throughout Spain for the beauty of its bay and the beaches of El Sardinero, but also for its conservatism.
