Villacarriedo


Villacarriedo is a municipality in the Spanish "comunidad autónoma" of Cantabria.
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Sub-districts and demography

In 2009 the municipality contained 1,765 registered inhabitants divided between the various villages and hamlets as follows:
  • Abionzo
  • Aloños
  • Bárcena de Carriedo
  • Pedroso
  • Santibáñez
  • Soto
  • Tezanos
  • Villacarriedo

Location

Villacarriedo, the administrative centre and the most populous village in the municipality, is positioned 211 meters above sea level and 36 km to the south of Santander, the Cantabrian capital.

Economy

36.9% of the working population are recorded as working in the primary sector. 15.1% work in construction and 10.8% in industry while a further 37.2% work in the tertiary sector.