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Torrelavega (Asturian: Torlavega) is a municipality and important industrial and commercial hub in the single province Autonomous Community of Cantabria, northern Spain.

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Torrelavega is a city in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. It serves as the capital of the Besaya Valley and has a population of 56,407. The city covers an area of 35.54 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 25 meters above sea level. Its head of government is Hermilio Alcalde del Río, and it operates within the UTC+01:00 time zone.

The municipality borders Polanco, Piélagos, Puente Viesgo, and San Felices de Buelna. Torrelavega is twinned with Old Havana, Rochefort, Zug, and Nguer Malal. The city owns Estadio El Malecón and uses the postal code 39300. Its official website is torrelavega.es.

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Place details

Locality
Torrelavega
Region
Cantabria
Country
España
Population
55,297

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Air quality

48US AQIGood
PM2.5
13.2 µg/m³
PM10
22.5 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Torrelavega
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.native_name
Torlavega  
Settlement.image_skyline
Iglesia de la Asunción - Torrelavega.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.
Settlement.image_flag
BanderaTorrelavega-Cantabria.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Escudo de Torrelavega estilo francés moderno.svg
Settlement.motto
Ave Maria(Hail Mary)
Settlement.image_map
Torrelavega (Cantabria) Mapa.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the Municipality of Torrelavega in Cantabria.
Settlement.pushpin_map
Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Cantabria
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Valle del Besaya

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Official website

Ayuntamiento de Torrelavega

Página oficial del Ayuntamiento de Torrelavega

torrelavega.es

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Divisions
  • Neighbourhoods within the Metropolitan Area
  • Neighbouring municipalities
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • External links

Torrelavega (Asturian: Torlavega) is a municipality and important industrial and commercial hub in the single province Autonomous Community of Cantabria, northern Spain.

It is situated roughly 8 kilometres from the Cantabrian Coast and 27.5 kilometres from the capital of the Autonomous Community, Santander, halfway between the Principality of Asturias and the Basque Country. The rivers Saja and flow through the city.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Torrelavega” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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