Colindres

Colindres
Colindres
Municipality
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	Coat of arms
	Location of Colindres
	Colindres Location in Spain
	Coordinates: 43°23′48″N 3°26′54″W / 43.39667°N 3.44833°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Cantabria
Province	Cantabria
Comarca	Eastern coast of Cantabria
Judicial district	Laredo
Capital	Colindres
Government
• Alcalde	José Ángel Hierro (2007) (PSC-PSOE)
Area
• Total	5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Highest elevation	281 m (922 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	7,948
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	colindrés/esa, pejino/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39750
Website	Official website

Colindres is a town in the northern Spanish province and autonomous community of Cantabria. Located between the cities of Santander and Bilbao, Colindres has a population of 7948 (INE 2009).

Overview

In Colindres, the Asón River flows into the Cantabrian Sea forming, the Santoña estuary which is the most important SPA in the north of Spain, which is also known as the Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes Natural Park, which Colindres is a part of. The town has the second fishing port in the region.

Its festivities during the summer are very popular in the region, and perhaps the most popular and the one which attracts the most people is the folk music festival SAUGA. Colindres' neighboring city, Laredo, has a long beach, La Salvé, with more than 5 km. this is the best place of cantabria .