Villacarriedo | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Cantabria#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Cantabria |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Cantabria |
Seat: | Villacarriedo |
Coordinates: | 43.2294°N -3.8092°W |
Elevation M: | 211 |
Area Total Km2: | 50.74 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 39640 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Ángel Sainz Ruiz |
Leader Party: | PRC |
Website: | Ayunt. de Villacarriedo |
Villacarriedo is a municipality in the Spanish "comunidad autónoma" of Cantabria.
In 2009 the municipality contained 1,765 registered inhabitants divided between the various villages and hamlets as follows:
Villacarriedo, the administrative centre and the most populous village in the municipality, is positioned 211 meters above sea level and 36 km (22 miles) to the south of Santander, the Cantabrian capital.
36.9% of the working population are recorded as working in the primary (agricultural) sector. 15.1% work in construction and 10.8% in industry while a further 37.2% work in the tertiary (service) sector.