Catoira

Catoira municipality
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Galicia
Province :	Pontevedra
Coordinates	42 ° 40 ′ N , 8 ° 43 ′ W Coordinates: 42 ° 40 ′ N , 8 ° 43 ′ W
Area :	29.1 km²
Residents :	3,335 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	114.6 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number ( INE ):	36010
administration
Website :	www.catoira.gal
Location of the municipality

Catoira is a city in the Spanish province of Pontevedra in the Galicia region . The city lies on the river Ulla and is divided into four so-called parroquias . Catoira has 3335 inhabitants (January 1, 2019).

Catoira is of national importance because of its annual Viking festival, the Romería Vikinga , which is celebrated on the first Sunday in August. A historical event is re-enacted when Vikings tried to cross rivers inland and plunder the legendary treasure of Santiago de Compostela - and were repulsed by the locals.

Population development

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

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).

Web links

Commons : Catoira - album with pictures, videos and audio files

[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).