๐ช๐ธ Laredo is a town in the autonomous community of Cantabria. In addition to Laredo, the municipality includes the villages of La Arenosa, El Callejo, Las Cรกrcobas, Las Casillas, La Pesquera, Tarrueza and Villante. Except from the last two, the other villages had been physically integrated into Laredo. Located between the cities of Santander and Bilbao, Laredo is known in the region and nationally for "La Salvรฉ", its 5ย km long beach (7ย km at high tide) and for the historic part of town dating back to Roman times. Its festivities in August are also well known due to the main event that occurs every year on the last Friday of August, known as la batalla de flores (the battle of the flowers), during which large floats entirely covered with flowers and petals are paraded along the central streets.
In Laredo (and many other cities in Spain) it is tradition for a group of men to parade a giant sardine through town at the end of carnival. At the end of this ritual, called Entierro de la Sardina ("burial of the sardine"), the sardine is burned on the beach after a fireworks display.
This town gave its name to the twin cities of Laredo and Nuevo Laredo on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Economy Economically, Laredo is based on fishing and the service sector and tourism. Laredo is considered one of the main resorts on the Cantabrian coast. The local industry is based on the processing of fishery products, especially anchovies, and family businesses.
In Laredo, whose average income level is amongst the fifteen highest in Cantabria, the service sector employs over half the population (51.2%). Laredo Regional Hospital in Laredo serves the surrounding region.
Transport Laredo is connected to Spanish transportation hubs Bilbao and Santander via Automoviles Luarca, S.A. Bilbao is an hour to the east of Laredo, while Santander lies 40 minutes west. Madrid is a 5-hour bus journey away.
Laredo has a population of over 12,648 people. Laredo also forms the centre of the wider Eastern coast of Cantabria District which has a population of over 52,772 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Laredo has links with:
๐ซ๐ท Cenon, France ๐ช๐ญ Dakhla, Western Sahara ๐บ๐ธ Laredo, USA ๐ฒ๐ฝ Nuevo Laredo, Mexico ๐ช๐ธ Seville, Spain๐ซ๐ท Saint-Raphaรซl 43.425
๐บ๐ธ Beaver Dam 43.45
๐บ๐ธ Port Washington 43.384
๐ง๐ฆ ล iroki Brijeg 43.367
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Llandrindod Wells -3.381
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Merthyr Tydfil -3.375
๐ช๐ธ Alcalรก de Henares -3.373
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Pontypridd -3.342
๐จ๐ฎ Agnibilรฉkrou -3.333
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Elgin -3.322
๐ช๐ธ Arganda del Rey -3.438
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Dunfermline -3.439
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Aberdare -3.445
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Tonypandy -3.451
๐ช๐ธ Torrejรณn de Ardoz -3.476
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Perth -3.477
Locations Near: Laredo -3.41247,43.4115
๐ช๐ธ Santander -3.81,43.462 d: 32.6
๐ช๐ธ Getxo -3.012,43.319 d: 34
๐ช๐ธ Barakaldo -2.986,43.297 d: 36.8
๐ช๐ธ Bilbao -2.924,43.264 d: 42.8
๐ช๐ธ Torrelavega -4.049,43.351 d: 51.9
๐ช๐ธ Durango -2.627,43.172 d: 69
๐ช๐ธ Miranda de Ebro -2.933,42.683 d: 89.8
๐ช๐ธ Vitoria Gasteiz -2.683,42.85 d: 86
๐ช๐ธ Vitoria-Gasteiz -2.684,42.842 d: 86.6
Antipodal to: Laredo 176.588,-43.412
๐ณ๐ฟ Masterton 175.664,-40.95 d: 19731
๐ณ๐ฟ Upper Hutt 175.05,-41.133 d: 19731.9
๐ณ๐ฟ Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 19735.1
๐ณ๐ฟ Lower Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 19735.1
๐ณ๐ฟ Wellington 174.767,-41.283 d: 19735.1
๐ณ๐ฟ Porirua 174.84,-41.131 d: 19723.6
๐ณ๐ฟ Palmerston North 175.61,-40.357 d: 19665.9
๐ณ๐ฟ Hastings 176.843,-39.645 d: 19595.7