Noja

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Noja

Total population

2,658

Elevation10 m

Land area9.2 km²

Coordinates43.48°, -3.52°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Noja is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Luis Carrero Blanco

Spanish admiral and politician

Juan de la Cosa

Basque navigator from Castile (died 1510)

T

Tomás de Teresa

Spanish middle-distance runner

Alberto Solaeta Bonet

Spanish association football player

L

Luis Manuel Villa

Spanish footballer

Osmar Ibáñez

Spanish association football player

João de Castilho

Spanish architect

F

Felipe González de Ahedo

Spanish navigator and cartographer

M

Manuel Arredondo y Pelegrín

Spanish judge and colonial administrator

Manuel Hedilla Larrey

Spanish politician (1902–1970)

Miguel Ángel Sainz-Maza

Spanish association football player

I

Isaac Oceja

Spanish football player (1915-2000)

Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla

Spanish sailor (1711-1762)

M

Manuel Zarauza Clavero

Spanish fighter pilot (1917-1942)

V

Víctor de los Ríos

Spanish sculptor (1909-1996)

B

Bruno Alonso

Spanish politician (1887-1977)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-09-17

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-17

Western European Blackbird

Turdus merula merula

Seen 2026-09-13

European house sparrow

Passer domesticus domesticus

Seen 2026-09-13

Sea Spurge

Euphorbia paralias

Seen 2026-09-12

Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth

Hyles euphorbiae

Seen 2026-09-12

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-12

Pampas Grass

Cortaderia selloana

Seen 2026-09-12

Common vervain

Verbena officinalis

Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).