Laredo (Spain)

Laredo
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Cantabria
Coordinates	43 ° 25 ′  N , 3 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 25 ′  N , 3 ° 25 ′  W
Height :	5  msnm
Area :	15.71 km²
Residents :	11,025 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	701.78 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ):	39035
administration
Website :	www.laredo.es
Location of the city

Laredo

Laredo

Laredo is a city in Spain . It has 11,025 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and an area of ​​13 km².

Laredo is located on one of the most beautiful bays in Cantabria . Laredo is 44 km from Santander and 52 km from Bilbao and, thanks to its convenient location, is an important tourist attraction for many Spaniards, Madrilenians, but also Basques .

The beach promenade of Laredo is the longest beach in Cantabria at four kilometers . It has been awarded the Bandera Azul , the blue flag, which is the best water quality and cleanliness of the beach.

Laredo has a very impressive historic old town from the 16th century.

The most important festival of the year is the Batalla de Flores in August - a parade of floats decorated with flowers, almost reminiscent of a carnival parade .

Personalities

• Javier Nart (* 1947), politician
• Ignacio Rodríguez Ortiz (* 1982), football player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).

Web links

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