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Santiago de Compostela

Santiago de Compostela is located in the north-west of Spain in the autonomous community of Galicia. The city has a population of 93,000. Santiago is situated in the province of A Coruña which is well-known for its fishing and manufacturing industries. Tourism is also a key feature of the city’s economy, as Santiago is the last city on the route of the ‘Caminho de Santiago de Compostela’. The city council of Santiago governs and administers the city. The city council exercises joint powers with the regional authorities of Galicia including decisions on housing, planning, welfare and heritage issues. Santiago de Compostela is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of over 1.1 million inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities		LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population200492,298
3422004186,3321:2.02
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
247   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200119%
297   
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households200141%
273   
Average size of households20043.11
17320043.191:1.03
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
    
Average price per m2 for a house2001€1,055
166   
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200172%
305   
Percentage of households living in social housing  
    
Average living area in m2 per person200131
229   
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200417.31
223   
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200414%
159200413%1:0.92
Unemployment rate - female200419%
147200418%1:0.95
Employment rate200157%
273   
Activity rate200469%
182200468%1:0.98
GDP per head (€)2004€68,281
1482004€72,2171:1.06
Median disposable annual household income(€)2004€13,060
1182004€11,2491:0.86
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income20017%
118   
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200462%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004486
14220044691:0.96
% of working age population with only primary education20041%
15520041%1:1.10
% of working age population with tertiary education20010%
185   
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m320010
221   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3  
    
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.33
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill200430%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)200112
177   
Population density (residents per km2)2004419
26520041381:0.33
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200467%
108200487%1:1.30
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200419
1072004191:1.01

SUB CITY LEVEL
5 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 18676Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420013%4%4%1:1.38
Percentage of households that are 1-person households     
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households     
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households     
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate199117%17%19%1:1.14
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25     
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)