Santander (Spanish Santander) is a city in Spain, the administrative center of the autonomous community of Cantabria. The municipality is part of the Santander district (comarca). Watch camera online in Santander Bank Santander headquarters. Population - 179.9 thousand inhabitants (2011). Santander is located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean and stretches along the coast as a typical seaside town. After a catastrophic fire in 1941, which lasted for two days, the city center was rebuilt.