Miengo
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Coordinates: 43°25′41″N 3°59′28″W / 43.42806°N 3.99111°WCoordinates: 43°25′41″N 3°59′28″W / 43.42806°N 3.99111°W | |
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Province | Cantabria |
Comarca | Santander |
Judicial district | Torrelavega |
Capital | Miengo |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Avelino Cuartas Coz |
Area | |
• Total | 24.50 km2 (9.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 4,713 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Miengo is a municipality in Cantabria, Spain.[2]
Geography[]
Miengo is situated in the central coast of Cantabria, between the Ría de San Martín de la Arena and the Ría de Mogro. Miengo has five beaches: Cuchía, Los Caballos, Usgo, Robayera and Usil; and two "calas": Las Monedas y El Huevo Frito. The natural limits of Miengo are the river Pas (east), the (east) and the Cantabric sea (north). Miengo has border with the municipalities of Polanco, Pielagos, and Suances.
Population[]
Miengo has 4.540 in six villages:
- Bárcena de Cudón, 302.
- Cuchía, 745.
- Cudón, 532.
- Gornazo, 136.
- Miengo (Capital), 1.329.
- Mogro, 1.396.
Government[]
Avelino Cuartas (People's Party) is the actual mayor of Miengo, since 1995.[3]
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Economy[]
6,1% of the population of Miengo works in agriculture, 38,5% works in industry and 55,4% works in services. The unemployment rate is 11,4%.
References[]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ es:Anexo:Municipios de Cantabria
- ^ Resultados electorales de Miengo, en ABC
Categories:
- Municipalities in Cantabria