Santa Comba | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | A Coruña |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Xallas |
Coordinates: | 43.0383°N -8.8142°W |
Elevation M: | 300 |
Area Total Km2: | 203.70 |
Population Demonym: | Combés |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 15841 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 981 |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Alberto Romar Landeira |
Leader Party: | PSdeG-PSOE |
Santa Comba is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Xallas.
The name Santa Comba is derived from Columba of Sens, a Gallaecian virgin and saint who is known as Santa Comba de Sens in the Galician language. According to the legends, she fled Gallaecia for Gaul.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain.
Santa Comba is twinned with:[1]