San Vicente de la Barquera

San Vicente de la Barquera
San Vicente de la Barquera
Municipality
	Location of San Vicente de la Barquera
	San Vicente de la Barquera Location in Spain
	Coordinates: 43°23′6″N 4°23′55″W / 43.38500°N 4.39861°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Cantabria
Province	Cantabria
Comarca	Western coast
Judicial district	San Vicente de la Barquera
Capital	San Vicente de la Barquera
Government
• Alcalde	Julián Vélez González (2007) (PP)
Area
• Total	41.5 km2 (16.0 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	4,158
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Barquereño/a, evenciano/a, pejín/ina
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

San Vicente de la Barquera is a municipality of Cantabria in northern Spain. It had a population of 4,412 in 2002. Tourism is its main activity due to the area's natural environment and heritage. Approximately 80% of the municipal area belongs to the Oyambre Natural Park and enjoys a special protection regulated by the autonomous community of Cantabria as a result of its landscape and ecological value.^{[citation needed]}