A Estrada

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A Estrada
the town hall
the town hall
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Coat of arms of A Estrada
A Estrada (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : GaliciaGalicia Galicia
Province : Pontevedra
Coordinates 42 ° 41 ′  N , 8 ° 29 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 41 ′  N , 8 ° 29 ′  W
Area : 280.72 km²
Residents : 20,479 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 72.95 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 36680
Municipality number  ( INE ): 36017
administration
Website : www.aestrada.com
Location of the city
Situacion A Estrada.PNG

A Estrada ( La Estrada in Castilian ) is a Galician city in the province of Pontevedra in northwest Spain with 20,891 inhabitants (as of 2016).

The city is located in a densely populated mountainous area about 24 kilometers southeast of Santiago de Compostela . The most important branches of industry are the timber industry and the processing of dairy products .

Sights include a Romanesque church in Moreira and the manor house and gardens of Oca ( Pazo de Oca ) from the 16th and 17th centuries. Century. A little north of the city on the Ulla is the San Xóan de Cova gorge, popular with hikers .

Web links

Commons : A Estrada  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).