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Province of Cantabria

Cantabria
Autonomous community
Cantabria (in Spanish)
Flag of Cantabria (Official).svg
Flag
Coat-of-arms of Cantabria
Coat of arms
Anthem: Himno a la Montaña
(in English: Anthem to the Mountain)
Map of Cantabria
Location of Cantabria within Spain
Coordinates: 43°20′N 4°00′W / 43.333°N 4.000°W / 43.333; -4.000Coordinates: 43°20′N 4°00′W / 43.333°N 4.000°W / 43.333; -4.000
Country Spain
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 (2011)
 • Total 593,121
 • 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 39 deputies
Congress 5 deputies (out of 350)
Senate 5 senators (out of 264)
Website Gobierno de Cantabria

Cantabria (/kænˈtæbriə/, /-ˈt-/;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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