Medina de Rioseco
Medina de Rioseco | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: City of the Admirals | |
| Coordinates: 41°52′59″N 5°02′34″W / 41.88306°N 5.04278°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Valladolid |
| Municipality | Medina de Rioseco |
| Area | |
• Total | 115 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 741 m (2,431 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 4,716 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.medinaderioseco.com/ |
Medina de Rioseco is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León and Spain. According to a 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 4,967 inhabitants.
The city also has the nicknames the "City of the Admirals" and "Old India Girl."
It has an area of 115.43 square kilometres (44.6 sq mi), with a population density of 43.0 inhabitants per square kilometre (111/sq mi). It is a municipality of Tierra de Campos. The Sequillo river passes nearby.
The coat of arms shield is quartered, with two castles in gold and two horses leaning out of colored battlements on a silver background, surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves, but no crown. It was granted by King John I of Castile.
The city lies along the road of El Camino de Santiago de Madrid.