Martiago

Municipality in Castile and León, Spain
40°27′9″N 6°29′24″W / 40.45250°N 6.49000°W / 40.45250; -6.49000CountrySpainAutonomous communityCastile and LeónProvinceSalamancaComarcaComarca de Ciudad RodrigoSubcomarcaLos AgadonesGovernment
 • MayorMiguel Gregorio Sánchez Castrillo (People's Party)Area • Total47 km2 (18 sq mi)Elevation811 m (2,661 ft)Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total285 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)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.[3] 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Municipio:Martiago". www.lasalina.es. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ "Salamanca: Población por municipios y sexo". www.ine.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-03.
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