Ruesga
Ruesga | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Cantabria |
| Area | |
• Total | 87.96 km2 (33.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 872 |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Ruesga (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈrwesɣa]) is a municipality in Cantabria Province, Spain.[2] It includes the following 6 villages: Calseca, Matienzo, Mentera Barruelo, Ogarrio, Riva (capital) and Valle.[3] As of 2016, a total of 870 people lived in Ruesga.[4] Its economy is primarily agriculture and forestry; livestock mountain or forestal exploitation of wealth employs 53.1% of the workforce.[5] There were almost 5,000 heads of livestock spread over 198 farms.[6] The unemployment rate was 14.7%.[5]
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ es:Anexo:Municipios de Cantabria
- ^ "Municipalities Cantabria 102". Diario Montañés. n.d. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado (25 January 1977). "Real Decreto 3161/1976, de 23 de diciembre, por el que se autoriza al Ayuntamiento de Ampuero, de la provincia de Santander, para adoptar su escudo heráldico municipal" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (21). ISSN 0212-033X.
- ^ a b "Ruesga-Economia". Diario Montanes. n.d. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Ruesga, Ganaderia y agricultura". Diario Montanes. n.d. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
43°16′57″N 3°33′36″W / 43.28250°N 3.56000°W
