Santander

Santander is the capital and largest city of the province of on the north coast of Spain, with a population of 175,000 in 2025. Its beaches draw Spanish visitors; most international visitors are just passing through via the ferry port, but its churches and museums are worth a longer stay.
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  • Locality with 178,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 37 metres (121 feet)
  • …is also known as “39075”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Botin Centre and Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo de Santander y Cantabria.
Angel de los Rios, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an arts center.
AVANTI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo de Santander…
Josep Panadero, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an arena in Santander, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Román de la Llanilla and Peñacastillo.
Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.
L’irlandés, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Santander.

Santander

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Latitude
43.4723° or 43° 28′ 20″ north
Longitude
-3.8199° or 3° 49′ 12″ west
Open location code
8CMRF5CJ+W2
Geo­Names ID
6360720

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Santander” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سانتاندير”
  • Armenian: “Սանտանդեր”
  • Belarusian: “Горад Сантандэр”
  • Bulgarian: “Сантандер”
  • Chinese: “桑坦德”
  • Esperanto: “Santandero”
  • Extremaduran: “Santandel”
  • French: “Santander”
  • German: “Santander”
  • Greek: “Σανταντέρ”
  • Hebrew: “סנטנדר”
  • Japanese: “サンタンデール”
  • Korean: “산탄데르”
  • Latvian: “Santandera”
  • Lithuanian: “Santanderas”
  • Marathi: “सांतांदेर”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Santandèr”
  • Ossetian: “Сантандер”
  • Persian: “سانتاندر”
  • Russian: “Сантандер”
  • Serbian: “Сантандер”
  • Tamil: “சான்தான்தேர்”
  • Tetum: “Santandér”
  • Thai: “ซานตันเดร์”
  • Ukrainian: “Сантандер”
  • Urdu: “سانتاندیئر، ہسپانیہ”
  • Western Panjabi: “سانٹانڈر”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Escenario Santander and Church of San Francisco, Santander.

Cantabria: Highlights

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