Santa Comba, Galicia
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| settlement_type = Municipality
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| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous community
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| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = A Coruña
| subdivision_type3 = Comarca
| subdivision_name3 = Xallas
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| elevation_m = 300
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| area_total_km2 = 203.70
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| population_demonym = Combés
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| 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
| website = {{official website|http://www.santacomba.es}}
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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.
Etymology
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.
International relations
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain}}
=Twin towns – sister cities=
Santa Comba is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Santa Comba y Río de Janeiro refrendan su relación de amistad|date=22 September 2013 |url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/santiago/2013/09/22/santa-comba-rio-janeiro-refrendan-relacion-amistad/0003_201309S22C12998.htm|publisher=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|access-date=2023-11-15}}
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- {{flagicon|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.santacomba.es/ Concello de Santa Comba]
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{{Municipalities in A Coruña}}
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Category:Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña
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