Cabezón de la Sal

Cabezón de la Sal
Municipality
Streets in Cabezón de la Sal

Coat of arms

Location of Cabezón de la Sal
Cabezón de la Sal
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°18′27″N 4°13′57″W / 43.30750°N 4.23250°W / 43.30750; -4.23250Coordinates: 43°18′27″N 4°13′57″W / 43.30750°N 4.23250°W / 43.30750; -4.23250
Country  Spain
Autonomous community Cantabria
Province Cantabria
Comarca Saja and Nansa valleys
Judicial district Torrelavega
Capital Cabezón de la Sal
Government
 • Alcaldesa Esther Merino Portugal (PP)
Area
 • Total 33.56 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
Elevation 128 m (420 ft)
Population (2008)
 • Total 8,234
 • Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website Official website

Cabezón de la Sal is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the town has a population of 7,971 inhabitants.

Languages

The official language spoken in the municipality is Spanish although not its standard version but the Cantabrian one with some specific differences in its pronunciation and semantics relative to the standard Spanish.

Festivals

  • 2 February: Las Candelas in Casar de Periedo
  • 9 March: La Castañera in Vernejo
  • 29 June: Saint Peter in Carrejo
  • Día de Cantabria or Día de la Montaña (Cantabrian day) celebrated on second Sunday of August.
  • 16 August: San Roque in La Pesa district in Cabezón de la Sal, Bustablado and Duña.
  • 12 October El Pilar in Las Casucas (A famous district in the town of Cabezón de la Sal).
  • 11 November: Saint Martin, patron saint of the town.

Towns

  • Bustablado
  • Cabezón de la Sal (Capital)
  • Cabrojo
  • Carrejo
  • Casar
  • Duña
  • Ontoria
  • Periedo
  • Santibáñez
  • Vernejo
  • Virgen de la Peña


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