Cantabria (community in Spain)
| Cantabria | |||
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| Autonomous community | |||
| Cantabria (in Spanish) | |||
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| Anthem: Himno a la Montaña (in English: Anthem to the Mountain) |
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| Coordinates: 43°20′N 4°00′W / 43.333°N 4.000°WCoordinates: 43°20′N 4°00′W / 43.333°N 4.000°W | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Formation | 574 (Duchy of Cantabria) 739 (Union with Asturias) 1778 (Province of Cantabria) 1833 (Province of Santander) 1982 (Autonomous Community) |
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| Statute of Autonomy | 1 February 1982 | ||
| Capital | Santander | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Devolved government in a constitutional monarchy | ||
| • Body | Gobierno de Cantabria | ||
| • President | Miguel Ángel Revilla (PRC) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 5,321 km2 (2,054 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 15th (1.05% of Spain) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 582,206 | ||
| • Pop. rank | 16th | ||
| • Percent | 1.26% of Spain | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | CB | ||
| Area code | +34 942 | ||
| Official languages | Spanish | ||
| Statute of Autonomy | January 11, 1982 | ||
| Parliament | Parliament of Cantabria | ||
| Congress | 5 deputies (out of 350) | ||
| Senate | 5 senators (out of 264) | ||
| Website | Gobierno de Cantabria | ||
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Cantabria (/kænˈtæbriə/, /-ˈteɪ-/;Spanish: [kanˈtaβɾja]) is a historic Spanish community and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community (province of Biscay), on the south by Castile and León (provinces of León, Palencia and Burgos), on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea (Bay of Biscay).
Cantabria belongs to Green Spain, the name given to the strip of land between the Bay of Biscay and the Cantabrian Mountains, so called because of its particularly lush vegetation, due to the wet and moderate oceanic climate. The climate is strongly influenced by Atlantic Ocean winds trapped by the mountains; the average annual precipitation is about 1,200 mm (47 inches).
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