Maliaño

Maliaño
—  Locality  —
Maliaño Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°25′7″N 3°50′6″W / 43.41861°N 3.835°W / 43.41861; -3.835Coordinates: 43°25′7″N 3°50′6″W / 43.41861°N 3.835°W / 43.41861; -3.835
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Cantabria
Province	Cantabria
Comarca	Santander Bay
Judicial district	Santander
Government
- Alcalde	Ángel Duque Herrera (2007) (ACaP)
Elevation	20 m (66 ft)
Population (2009)
- Total	9,563
Demonym	Cachonero, a (unofficial)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	39600
Official language(s)
Website	Official website

Maliaño is a village in the municipality of Camargo (Cantabria, Spain). The town is located near the Bay of Santander, 5 km from the regional capital. It is the location of the regionally significant Santander Airport. The population in the year 2004 was 7,301 (INE) and it raised to 9,563 inhabitants in 2009^[1].

Santander Airport, in Maliaño.

Maliaño is geographically divided in two parts, the Alto Maliaño (High Maliaño) and Bajo Maliaño (Low Maliaño). Maliaño Alto is the location of the Church of San Juan Bautista, where the sepulchre of the Spanish Renaissance architect, Juan de Herrera, is located.

Notable people

• Juan Carlos Arteche Gómez (1957-2010), international footballer
• Modesto Cabello Aizpeolea (1922), bolo palma player
• Mateo Escagedo Salmón (1880–1934), historian

References

1. ^ Población de Camargo y de sus localidades en El Diario Montañés.