Santander, Spain

Santander
Municipality
Top left: Assumption of the Virgin Mary Cathedral, Top right: Santander City Hall in Calle de los Escalantes, Middle left: Palacete del Embarcadero, Middle right: View of Sardinero Beach and Magdalena Palace, Bottom left: Cape Mayor Lighthouse, Bottom right: View of a ferry leave from Santander in Magdalena Peninsula
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Location of Santander in Cantabria.
Santander Location of Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Coordinates: 43°27′46″N 3°48′18″W title
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Cantabria
Province	Cantabria
Comarca	Bay of Santander
Judicial district	Santander
Founded	26 BC, as Portus Victoriae Iuliobrigensium 9 January 1755, granting the title of city
Capital	Santander
Government
• Alcalde	Íñigo de la Serna (2007) (PP)
Area
• Total	35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Highest elevation	108 m (354 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2013)
• Total	178,465
• Density	5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Santanderino/a, santanderense, pejino/a, chani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39001-39012
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

Santander (English: /sɑːntɑːnˈdɛər/; Spanish: [santanˈder]) is a city on the north coast of Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria. As of 2013, 178,465 people lived there.

Santander has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).