Santiago de Compostela
municipality in north-west Spain in the La Coruña province From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Santiago de Compostela (also Saint James of Compostela) is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. The city is in the northwest of Spain in the Province of A Coruña.
Santiago de Compostela | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality of Santiago de Compostela within Galicia | |
 Santiago de Compostela Location of Santiago de Compostela within Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°52′40″N 8°32′40″W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Galicia |
| Province | A Coruña |
| Comarca | Santiago |
| Parishes | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | Concello de Santiago |
| • Mayor | Ángel Currás Fernández (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 220 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2012)INE | |
| • Total | 95,671 |
| • Density | 428.81/km2 (1,110.6/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Santiagan santiagués, -guesa (gl/es) compostelán, -ana (gl) compostelano, -na (es) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
| Area code | +34 |
| Website | www |
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The city's Cathedral is the destination of an important pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James (Galician: Camiño de Santiago, Spanish: Camino de Santiago). Pilgrims have been following this route since the ninth century.
The cathedral is believed to be where James, son of Zebedee is buried. Saint James was one of the apostles of Jesus Christ.
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