Colindres

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Colindres


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Location

Location of Colindres

Coordinates :
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General information

Native name

Colindres (Spanish)

Spanish name

Colindres

Postal code

39750

Website

http://www.colindres.com/

Administration

Country

Spain

Autonomous Community

Cantabria

Province

Cantabria

Comarca

Eastern coast

Mayor

José Ángel Hierro (PSOE)

Geography

Land Area

6,6 km²

Altitude

10 m AMSL

Population

Population

7.235 (2007)

Density

1.096,2 hab./km² (2007)

Colindres is a town in the northern Spanish province and autonomous community of Cantabria. Located between the cities of Santander and Bilbao, Colindres has a population of approximately 7200. In Colindres, the Asón River flows into the Cantabrian Sea forming, the Santoña estuary which is the most important SPA in the north of Spain, which is also known as the Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park, which Colindres is a part of. The town has the second fishing port in the region.

Its festivities during the summer are very popular in the region, and perhaps the most popular and the one which attracts the most people is the folk music festival SAUGA. Colindres' neighboring city, Laredo, has a long beach, La Salvé, with more than 5 km.

[edit] Sister cities

Le haillan, France

[edit] External links

Ayuntamiento de Colindres
SAUGA Folk
Bienvenidos a Colindres – Pictures of Colindres (Spanish)
Colindres - Cantabria 102 Municipios

Colindres is at coordinates 43°23′45″N 3°26′55″W / 43.395833, -3.448611 (Colindres)Coordinates: 43°23′45″N 3°26′55″W / 43.395833, -3.448611 (Colindres)

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