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Santander

Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, located on the north coast of Spain, between Asturias (to the West) and the Basque Country (to the East). The city has a population of 185,000. Santander is a port as well as being a seaside resort. The city is driven by the shipping trade, as well as the metallurgy and the paper industries. Tourism also plays an important role in the city’s economy. The municipal authority of Santander is elected every four years. The city council exercises joint powers with the regional authorities including decisions on housing, planning, welfare and heritage issues. Santander is part of a Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of 538,000 inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities		LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004183,799
3422004290,7851:1.58
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
247   
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200121%
297   
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households200139%
273   
Average size of households20042.85
17320042.941:1.03
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
    
Average price per m2 for a house2001€1,319
166   
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200183%
305   
Percentage of households living in social housing  
    
Average living area in m2 per person200130
229   
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200415.71
223   
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate200413%
159200411%1:0.89
Unemployment rate - female200413%
147200413%1:0.94
Employment rate200460%
157   
Activity rate200468%
182200467%1:0.98
GDP per head (€)2004€72,723
1482004€86,1771:1.18
Median disposable annual household income(€)2004€14,142
1182004€12,9571:0.92
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income  
    
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200464%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004420
14220044231:1.01
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:1.02
% of working age population with tertiary education20010%
185   
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m320040
212   
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3200441
235   
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.59
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill200411%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)  
    
Population density (residents per km2)20045,297
26520044911:0.09
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200461%
108200484%1:1.38
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200418
1072004191:1.06

SUB CITY LEVEL
8 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSAverage Population: 23154Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-420012%4%5%1:2.09
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%19%21%1:1.21
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)