Santiago de Compostela
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Location of Santiago de Compostela | |
Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela | |
| Coordinates: 42°52′40″N 8°32′40″W / 42.87778°N 8.54444°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Galicia |
| Province | A Coruña |
| Parishes | 30
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| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Council of Santiago |
| • Mayor | Goretti Sanmartín (BNG) |
| Area | |
| 220 km2 (85 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
| 100,965 | |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 183,855 |
| Demonyms | |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
| Postal code | 15700 |
| Area code | +34 |
| Website | santiagodecompostela |
Santiago de Compostela, alternatively abbreviated to Santiago or Compostela, is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is located in the province of A Coruña, in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. 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. 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.