Sasamón
Municipality and town in Castile and León, Spain
Sasamón
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Municipality
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View of Sasamón, 2010
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Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Castile and León |
Province | Burgos |
Comarca | Odra-Pisuerga |
Area
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• Total | 113.11 km 2 (43.67 sq mi) |
Elevation
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828 m (2,717 ft) |
Population
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• Total | 995 |
• Density | 8.8/km 2 (23/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+2 ( CEST ) |
Postal code |
09123
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Website | http://sasamon.burgos.es/ |
Sasamón is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos , Castile and León , Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE ), the municipality has a population of 1,346 inhabitants.
During pre- Roman times, it was the capital of the Turmodigi tribe, under the name Segisama . During the reign of first Roman emperor Augustus , the town was the headquarters of the Roman legions that fought during the Cantabrian wars . [2]
Demography
The evolution of its population has been negative over the last twenty years.
- 1987: 1.790 inhabitants
- 1991: 1.786 inhabitants
- 1995: 1.514 inhabitants
- 1999: 1.543 inhabitants
- 2003: 1.464 inhabitants
- 2005: 1.315 inhabitants
- 2006: 1.296 inhabitants
Civil Architecture
- Roman Bridges
References
- ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018 . National Statistics Institute .
- ↑ El Escudo de Segisama - A little history Geocaching .com
- ↑ The Romans in Central Spain — A Quick Tour University of Waterloo
42°25′N 4°02′W / 42.417°N 4.033°W / 42.417; -4.033
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