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Peñacastillo
Cantabriavillage
Total population
20,436
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Peñacastillo is a village that lies in Cantabria, Spain. Around 20,436 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Its coordinates of 43.446°, -3.866° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,323 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves7,338
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves6,371
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,535
- European RobinErithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,357
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5,317
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,051
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,945
- White WagtailMotacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves4,589
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.7 — 2007-08-155 km SW of Pomar de Valdivia, Spain
- M 2.6 — 2007-08-049 km E of Vega de Pas, Spain
- M 3.5 — 2005-11-2325 km N of Bermeo, Spain
- M 2.7 — 2005-10-182 km SSW of Basconcillos del Tozo, Spain
- M 2.8 — 2003-03-104 km W of Los Corrales de Buelna, Spain
- M 2.9 — 2001-08-0547 km NNE of Ribadesella, Spain
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Cantabria
- Camargo1.1 mi away
- Igollo1.3 mi away · pop. 1,602
- Herrera1.5 mi away · pop. 1,752
- Sancibrián1.5 mi away · pop. 2,020
- San Román de la Llanilla1.7 mi away · pop. 14,854
- Soto de la Marina2 mi away · pop. 4,452
- Santa Cruz de Bezana2 mi away · pop. 5,154
- Maliaño2.4 mi away · pop. 9,735
- Monte2.5 mi away · pop. 2,654
- Revilla2.7 mi away · pop. 1,851
- Camargo2.8 mi away · pop. 1,075
- Boo de Guarnizo2.9 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Peñacastillo, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org