Potes
Sign in to savePotes is a municipality in the autonomous community of Cantabria in Spain. It is the capital of the Comarca of Liébana and is located in the centre of it. It is bordered to the north by Cillorigo de Liébana, to the west by Camaleño, to the south by Vega de Liébana and to the east by Cabezón de Liébana.
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- Potes
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- Municipality
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- Potes, arropada por los Picos de Europa.JPG
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- Flag of Potes, Spain.svg
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- Escudo de Potes (Cantabria).svg
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- Spain Cantabria#Spain
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- Location of Potes in Cantabria##Location of Potes in Spain
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- Country
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- Autonomous community
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- Province
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- Cantabria
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- Comarca
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- Liébana
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- Judicial district
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- San Vicente de la Barquera
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- 291
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7.64
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Potes is a municipality in the autonomous community of Cantabria in Spain. It is the capital of the Comarca of Liébana and is located in the centre of it. It is bordered to the north by Cillorigo de Liébana, to the west by Camaleño, to the south by Vega de Liébana and to the east by Cabezón de Liébana.
==Geography== thumb|left|River Quiviesa, through San Cayetano bridge The town of Potes is located at the confluence of four valleys, near where the River Quiviesa flows in the River Deva, the latter born at altitudes of the Picos de Europa. Like the rest of the Liébana region, Potes enjoys a Mediterranean microclimate that allows the cultivation of the vines, walnut and poplar. Overlooking the town is Arabedes mountain (694m).