Potes

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Potes
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 43°9′13″N 4°37′24″W / 43.15361°N 4.62333°W / 43.15361; -4.62333
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Cantabria
Province	Cantabria
Comarca	Liébana
Judicial district	San Vicente de la Barquera
Government
• Alcalde	Francisco Javier Gómez Ruiz (2007) (PP)
Area
• Total	7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Elevation	291 m (955 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,350
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Demonym	Lebaniego/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39570
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

Potes is a municipality in the autonomous community of Cantabria in Spain. It is the capital of the Comarca of Liébana and is located in the centre of it. It is bordered to the north by Cillorigo de Liébana, to the west by Camaleño, to the south by Vega de Liébana and to the east by Cabezón de Liébana.