Santander, Spain

Santander
Municipality
Tap left: Assumption o the Virgin Mary Cathedral, Tap richt: Santander City Haw in Calle de los Escalantes, Middle left: Palacete del Embarcadero, Middle richt: View o Sardinero Beach an Magdalena Palace, Bottom left: Cape Mayor Lichthoose, Bottom richt: View o a ferry leave frae Santander in Magdalena Peninsula
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Location o Santander in Cantabrie.
Santander Location o Santander, Cantabrie, Spain
Coordinates: 43°27′46″N 3°48′18″W
Kintra	Spain
Autonomous commonty	Cantabrie
Province	Cantabrie
Comarca	Bay o Santander
Judicial destrict	Santander
Foondit	26 BC, as Portus Victoriae Iuliobrigensium 9 January 1755, granting the title of city
Govrenment
• Alcalde	Íñigo de la Serna (2007) (PP)
Area
• Total	35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Highest elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	172,044
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Santanderino/a, santanderense, pejino/a, chani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39001-39012
Offeecial leid(s)	Spaingie
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

Santander (Inglis /sɑːntɑːnˈdɛər/; Spaingie: [santanˈder]) is the caipital o the autonomous commonty an historical region o Cantabrie situatit on the north coast o Spain. Locatit east o Gijón an wast o Bilbao, the ceety haes a population o 178,465 (2013).