Melide (Galicia)
Melide municipality | ||
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Galicia | |
Province : | A Coruña | |
Comarca : | Terra de Melide | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 55 ′ N , 8 ° 1 ′ W | |
Height : | 454 msnm | |
Area : | 101.30 km² | |
Residents : | 7,406 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 73.11 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 15800 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 15046 | |
Nearest airport : | Santiago de Compostela Airport 63 km | |
administration | ||
Mayor : | María Ángeles Vázquez Mejuto ( PPdeG ) | |
Address of the municipal administration: | Praza do Convento, 5, 15800 Melide, Tel .: +34 981 50 50 03 | |
Website : | concellodemelide.gal | |
Location of the municipality | ||
Melide is a place in the Spanish region of Galicia . It is located on the Camino de Santiago in the province of A Coruña and is the geographical center of Galicia. The Camino Primitivo joins the Camino Francés in Melide .
The place is famous for many pilgrims of St. James for a popular restaurant, the Pulpería Ezequiel. The main course there is pulpo á feira , which is eaten with bread and feather whites .
politics
Political party | 2015 | 2011 | ||
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Be right % | Seats | Be right % | Seats | |
PP | 58.97% | 8th | 55.13% | 8th |
BNG | 23.13% | 3 | 32.32% | 4th |
PSOE | 16.19% | 2 | 10.91% | 1 |
Population development of the municipality
Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia
economy
Employees | Percentage | ||||
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TOTAL | 2,707 | 100 | |||
Agriculture, livestock and fishing | 374 | 13.82 | |||
Industry | 281 | 10.38 | |||
Construction industry | 262 | 9.68 | |||
Service companies | 1,790 | 66.12 | |||
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Galicia , IPI |
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 )
- ↑ 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior
Web links
Commons : Melide - collection of images, videos and audio files
Navigation bar St. James " Camino Francés "