Lousame
Lousame parish | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Galicia | |
Province : | A Coruña | |
Comarca : | Noia | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 47 ′ N , 8 ° 52 ′ W | |
Height : | 44 msnm | |
Area : | 93.65 km² | |
Residents : | 3,338 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 35.64 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 15214 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 15042 | |
Nearest airport : | Santiago de Compostela Airport 49 km | |
administration | ||
Mayor : | Teresa Villaverde Pais ( PP ) | |
Address of the municipal administration: | Praza Teodomiro Hidalgo - 15214 Portobravo (Lousame) Tel .: +34 981 82 04 94 | |
Website : | concellodelousame.com | |
Location of the municipality | ||
Lousame is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of Galicia . Lousame is also a city and a parroquia, as well as the administrative seat of the municipality of the same name. The 3338 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) live on an area of 93.65 km 2 , 109 km from the provincial capital A Coruña .
Community structure
The parish of Lousame is divided into seven parroquias :
- San Juan de Camboño
- San Martiño de Fruíme
- San Martiño de Reading
- San Juan de Lousame
- San Pedro de Tállara
- San Xusto de Toxos Outos
- Santa Eulalia de Vilacova
economy
Employees | Percentage | ||||
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TOTAL | 1,035 | 100 | |||
Agriculture, livestock and fishing | 116 | 11.21 | |||
Industry | 234 | 22.61 | |||
Construction industry | 144 | 13.91 | |||
Service companies | 541 | 52.27 | |||
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Galicia , IPI |
politics
Political party | 2015 | 2011 | ||
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Be right % | Seats | Be right % | Seats | |
PP | 51.67% | 6th | 69.42% | 8th |
PSOE | 25.46% | 3 | 19.00% | 2 |
PT | 12.38% | 1 | ||
BNG | 8.70% | 1 | 10.03% | 1 |
history
Petroglyphs found evidence that the region was already settled in prehistoric times . From the ( Castro culture ) seven forts have been identified, which are now stylized in the municipality's coat of arms. Dolmens and barrows are evidence of persistent settlement. The monastery “Mosteiro de Toxos Outos” was founded on November 1st, 1129 as a hermitage , remains of which can still be seen today next to the parish church “Igrexa de San Xusto” .
Attractions
- Parish churches of the Parroquias offer an insight into the religious architecture of the region
- Numerous old water mills mostly undershot along the rivers
Population development of the municipality
Web links
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).
- ↑ 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior
- Population figures see INE and INE archives