Valle de Villaverde
Municipality in Cantabria, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Valle de Villaverde (also, until 2005, Villaverde de Trucíos[2]) is a town and municipality in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain.[2] It is surrounded by the Basque municipalities of Carranza, Arcentales, and Trucíos, but the town belongs to the administration of the government of Cantabria.[3] Thus, it is an enclave of Biscay and an exclave of Cantabria.
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Valle de Villaverde | |
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Coordinates: 43°14′43″N 3°15′37″W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Cantabria |
Province | Cantabria |
Comarca | Asón-Agüera |
Judicial district | Castro Urdiales |
Capital | La Matanza |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Pedro María Llaguno Artolachipi (2007) (PRC) |
Area | |
• Total | 19.53 km2 (7.54 sq mi) |
Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 286 |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 39880 |
Official language(s) | Spanish |
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In the south of the municipality are the headwaters of the Río Agüera, whose valley includes altitudes of more than 400 metres (1,300 feet). The municipality is crossed from west to east by the Santander-Bilbao railway line operated by FEVE.