Lugo Province

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Lugo
Galicia ,  Spain
Coat of arms of the province of Lugo
coat of arms 		Flag of the Lugo Province
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Designations
Spanish name : Lugo
Galician name : Lugo
Basic data
Autonomous Community : Galicia
Capital : Lugo
Official languages : Spanish , Galician
Area : 9,857 km²
Residents : 329,587 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 33.44 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 : ES-LU
Website : deputacionlugo.org
Location of the province of Lugo
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The province of Lugo is located in the north-west of Spain and belongs to the autonomous community of Galicia . The capital is the city of the same name, Lugo .

geography

The province of Lugo occupies the north-eastern part of Galicia. With 9,856.55 km² it is the largest province in the autonomous community in terms of area. It borders the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the provinces of Pontevedra and A Coruña to the west, the province of Ourense to the south and the Autonomous Communities of Asturias and Castile-León to the east .

Most of the province's landscape is mountainous. The foothills of the Cantabrian Mountains , which gradually descend towards the coast, extend into the eastern part of the province, including the Sierra de Ancares (1,826 m) and the Sierra del Courel (1,624 m). In the west there are several mountain groups belonging to the Galician system, such as El Faro (1,156 m). Plains are mainly found in the center around the city of Lugo and in the south near the second largest city, Monforte de Lemos . The seashore is torn and forms numerous rias . The main river of the province of Lugo is the Miño , which rises here and flows through the province in a southerly direction. When leaving the province, he takes up the Sil. In addition, several coastal rivers run towards the sea in the north, including the Navia , the Eo and the Landrove .

The Way of St. James reaches Galicia at the pass Puerto de Piedrafita (1,123 m) near O Cebreiro in the province of Lugo, which it crosses from there in an east-west direction.

population

The province of Lugo has 329,587 inhabitants (as of 2019), a good quarter of whom live in the capital.

Population development of the province

Largest communities

As of January 1, 2019

local community Spanish name Residents
Lugo Lugo 98.276
Monforte de Lemos Monforte de Lemos 18,433
Viveiro Vivero 15,466
Vilalba Villalba 14,072
Sarria Sarria 13,330
Ribadeo Ribadeo 9,854
Foz Foz 9,980
Burela Burela 9,588
Chantada Chantada 8,192
Guitiriz Guitiriz 5,484
Castro de Rei Castro de Rey 5,052
Cospeito Cospeito 4,484
Outeiro de Rei Otero de Rey 5,151
Cervo Cervo 4,227
O Saviñao Saviñao 3,735
A Fonsagrada Fonsagrada 3,465
Mondoñedo Mondoñedo 3,568
Friol Friol 3,744
Monterroso Monterroso 3,616

Web links

Commons : Province of Lugo  - 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).