Santa María de Cayón

Santa María de Cayón is a municipality in the province and autonomous community of Cantabria, northern Spain. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,167 inhabitants.

Santa María de Cayón
Municipality
Cayón Valley
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Santa María de Cayón
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Coordinates: 43°18′41″N 3°51′9″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Cantabria
Province	Cantabria
Comarca	Valles Pasiegos
Judicial district	Medio Cudeyo
Capital	Santa María de Cayón
Government
• Alcalde	Gastón Gómez Ruiz (2019) (PP)
Area
• Total	48.23 km2 (18.62 sq mi)
Elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	9,060
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Cayonés, esa
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

The biggest town inside the municipality is not its capital (where the town hall is located, and which gives name to the municipality), but rather the town of Sarón.

Sister cities or towns

Santa María de Cayón is twinned with Gujan-Mestras, France

Towns

• San Román.
• La Penilla.
• Argomilla.
• La Encina.
• Sarón.
• Santa María de Cayón (capital).
• La Abadilla.
• Esles.
• Totero.
• Lloreda.