Castro-Urdiales

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Castro-Urdiales

Total population

26,528

Coordinates43.38°, -3.22°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Castro Urdiales is a seaport of northern Spain, in the autonomous community of Cantabria, situated on the Bay of Biscay. Castro Urdiales is a modern town, although its castle and the Gothic-style parish church of Santa María de la Asunción, date from the Middle Ages. Its chief industries are tourism, fishing, and oil-packing of fish, especially sardines and anchovies. The Lolin and La Castreña anchovy canning factories serve as a reminder of the town's closeness to this industry and its proximity to the sea.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.