Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela
Municipality
Cathedral Hostal dos Reis Católicos Praterías square San Martiño Pinario Pazo de Raxoi
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Santiago de Compostela
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Coordinates: 42°52′40″N 8°32′40″W / 42.87778°N 8.54444°W / 42.87778; -8.54444
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Galicia
Province	A Coruña
Parishes	30 Aríns Bando A Barciela Busto O Carballal O Castiñeiriño Cesar Conxo O Eixo A Enfesta Fecha Figueiras Fontiñas Grixoa Laraño Marantes Marrozos Nemenzo A Peregrina Sabugueira San Caetano San Lázaro San Paio Santa Cristina de Fecha Santiago de Compostela Sar Verdía Vidán Villestro Vista Alegre
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Council of Santiago
• Mayor	Goretti Sanmartín (BNG)
Area
• Municipality	220 km2 (80 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Municipality	97,849
• Density	440/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Metro	183,855
Demonym(s)	Santiagan santiagués, -guesa  (gl / es) compostelán, -á  (gl) compostelano, -na  (es)
Time zone	CET (GMT +1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (GMT +2)
Area code	+34
Website	santiagodecompostela.gal

Santiago de Compostela,^[a] simply Santiago, or Compostela,^[3] is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, as the destination of the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route since the 9th century.^[4] In 1985, the city's Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Santiago de Compostela has a very mild climate for its latitude with heavy winter rainfall courtesy of its relative proximity to the prevailing winds from Atlantic low-pressure systems.

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