Medina de Rioseco

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Medina de Rioseco
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Nickname:  City of the Admirals
Medina de Rioseco
Coordinates: 41°52′59″N 5°02′34″W / 41.88306°N 5.04278°W / 41.88306; -5.04278
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)[1]
• 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.