Santa Comba, Galicia

Santa Comba is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Xallas.

Santa Comba
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Santa Comba
Santa Comba Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°02′18″N 08°48′51″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	A Coruña
Comarca	Xallas
Government
• Alcalde	Alberto Romar Landeira (PSdeG-PSOE)
Area
• Total	203.70 km2 (78.65 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	9,450
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym	Combés
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	15841
Dialing code	981
Website	Official website

Etymology

The name Santa Comba is derived from Columba of Sens, a Gallaecian virgin and saint who is known as Santa Comba de Sens in the Galician language. According to the legends, she fled Gallaecia for Gaul.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain

Twin towns – sister cities

Santa Comba is twinned with:^[2]

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

See also

List of municipalities in A Coruña