Santiago de Compostela | |
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Coordinates: 42°52′50″N 8°32′47″W / 42.880447°N 8.546303°WCoordinates: 42°52′50″N 8°32′47″W / 42.880447°N 8.546303°W | |
Country | Spain |
Region | Galicie |
Province | A Coruña |
Coonty | Santiago |
Parishes | Aríns, Bando, A Barciela, Busto, O Carballal, O Castiñeiriño, Cesar, Conxo, O Eixo, A Enfesta, Fecha, Figueiras, Fontiñas, Grixoa, Laraño, Marantes, Marrozos, Nemenzo, A Peregrina, Sabugueira, San Caetano, San Lázaro, San Paio, Santa Cristina de Fecha, Santiago de Compostela, Sar, Verdía, Vidán, Villestro, Vista Alegre |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Mayor-cooncil |
• Bodi | Concello de Santiago |
• Mayor | Gerardo Conde Roa (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 220 km2 (80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Population (2009)INE | |
• Total | 95,092 |
• Density | 428.81/km2 (1,110.6/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Santiagan santiagués (m), santiaguesa (f) compostelano (m), compostelana (f) picheleiro (m), picheleira (f) |
Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
Area code(s) | +34 |
Website | www |
Santiago de Compostela (Galician pronunciation: [santiˈaɣʊ ðɪ komposˈtɛlɐ], Spainish: [sanˈtjaɣo ðe komposˈtela]) is the caipital o the autonomous commonty o Galicie, Spainie.
The ceety's Cathedral is the destination theday, as it haes been throughout history, o the important 9t century medieval pilgrimage route, the Wey o St. James. In 1985 the ceety's Auld Toun wis designatit a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid.
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