Polaciones

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Polaciones
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Tresabuela, a village in Polaciones
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Polaciones
Location in Cantabria
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Polaciones
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°6′7″N4°24′47″W / 43.10194°N 4.41306°W / 43.10194; -4.41306 Coordinates: 43°6′7″N4°24′47″W / 43.10194°N 4.41306°W / 43.10194; -4.41306
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Cantabria.svg  Cantabria
Province Cantabria
Comarca Saja-Nansa
Judicial district San Vicente de la Barquera
Capital Lombraña
Government
   Alcalde Teodoro Ruiz Quevedo (PRC)
Area
  Total89.77 km2 (34.66 sq mi)
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total238
  Density2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Polaciones is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. [2]

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. es:Anexo:Municipios de Cantabria