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View of Santiago de CompostelaLuis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez · CC BY-SA 4.0

Santiago de Compostela

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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.

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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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Coat of arms of Santiago de Compostela
Province
A Coruña
Autonomous community
Galicia
Population (INE 2025)
100,965
Altitude
251 m
Mayor
Goretti Sanmartín Rei (Bloque Nacionalista Galego)
Area (IGN)
223 km²
Postcode
15700
Demonym
compostelana / compostelano
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