Miengo
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Miengo | |
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_Mapa.svg) Location of Miengo | |
  Miengo Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 43°25′41″N 3°59′28″W / 43.42806°N 3.99111°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Cantabria |
| Province | Cantabria |
| Comarca | Santander |
| Judicial district | Torrelavega |
| Capital | Miengo |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Avelino Cuartas Coz |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.50 km2 (9.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 5,234 |
| • Density | 213.6/km2 (553.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Miengo is situated in the central coast of Cantabria, between the Ría de San Martín de la Arena and the Ría de Mogro. Miengo has five beaches: Cuchía, Los Caballos, Usgo, Robayera and Usil; and two "calas": Las Monedas y El Huevo Frito. The natural limits of Miengo are the river Pas (east), the Ria de San Martin de la Arena (east) and the Cantabric sea (north). Miengo has border with the municipalities of Polanco, Pielagos, Liencres and Suances.
Population
Miengo has 4.540 in six villages:
- Bárcena de Cudón, 302.
- Cuchía, 745.
- Cudón, 532.
- Gornazo, 136.
- Miengo (Capital), 1.329.
- Mogro, 1.396.
