Official Name: | Martiago |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Flag Size: | 150 |
Coordinates: | 40.4525°N -6.49°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Castile and León |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Salamanca |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Comarca de Ciudad Rodrigo |
Subdivision Type4: | Subcomarca |
Subdivision Name4: | Los Agadones |
Leader Party: | People's Party |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Miguel Gregorio Sánchez Castrillo |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 47 |
Elevation M: | 811 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 37510 |
Martiago is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2016 the municipality has a population of 302 inhabitants.[2] The municipality is known because of its flat lands favorable for wars. The origin of the name Martiago comes from "Marte" (mart) and "Terra" (Tiago) which means: "Tierra de Marte" (knowing that Marte is the God of War in the Greek mythology) or in other words, meaning that it was there where some wars happened.