A Estrada
A Estrada | ||
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the town hall
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Galicia | |
Province : | Pontevedra | |
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 | |
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Website : | www.aestrada.com | |
Location of the city | ||
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
- ↑ 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).