Cabezón de la Sal

Cabezón de la Sal
Municipality
Streets in Cabezón de la Sal
Coat of arms
Location of Cabezón de la Sal
Cabezón de la Sal Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°18′27″N 4°13′57″W / 43.30750°N 4.23250°WCoordinates: 43°18′27″N 4°13′57″W / 43.30750°N 4.23250°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Cantabria
Province	Cantabria
Comarca	Saja and Nansa valleys
Judicial district	Torrelavega
Capital	Cabezón de la Sal
Government
• Alcaldesa	Esther Merino Portugal (PP)
Area
• Total	33.56 km^2 (12.96 sq mi)
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	8,234
• Density	250/km^2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	Official website

Cabezón de la Sal is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. According to the 2007 census, the town has a population of 7,971 inhabitants.

Languages

The official language spoken in the municipality is Spanish although not its standard version but the Cantabrian one with some specific differences in its pronunciation and semantics to the standard Spanish.

Festivals

• 2 February: Las Candelas in Casar de Periedo
• 9 March: La Castañera in Vernejo
• 29 June: Saint Peter in Carrejo
• Día de Cantabria or Día de la Montaña (Cantabrian day) celebrated on second Sunday of August.
• 16 August: San Roque in La Pesa district in Cabezón de la Sal, Bustablado and Duña.
• 12 October El Pilar in Las Casucas (A famous district in the town of Cabezón de la Sal).
• 11 November: Saint Martin, patron saint of the town.

Towns

• Bustablado
• Cabezón de la Sal (Capital)
• Cabrojo
• Carrejo
• Casar
• Duña
• Ontoria
• Periedo
• Santibáñez
• Vernejo
• Virgen de la Peña

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Cabezón de la Sal
• Cabezón de la Sal - Cantabria 102 Municipios