Pontevedra Province

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Pontevedra
Galicia ,  Spain
Coat of arms of the province of Pontevedra
coat of arms 		Flag of the Pontevedra Province
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Designations
Galician name : Pontevedra
Spanish name : Pontevedra
Basic data
Autonomous Community : Galicia
Capital : Pontevedra
Official languages : Spanish , Galician
Area : 4,495 km²
Residents : 942,665 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 209.71 inhabitants / km²
ISO 3166-2 : ES-PO
Website : depontevedra.es
Location of the Province of Pontevedra
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The Spanish province of Pontevedra is part of the Autonomous Community of Galicia . The province occupies the south-western part of Galicia. The capital of the province is the city of the same name, Pontevedra .

The province of Pontevedra borders the province of A Coruña in the north, the provinces Lugo and Ourense in the east, Portugal in the south and the Atlantic Ocean in the west . The Rio Miño forms the border with Portugal, and previously a section of the border with the Province of Ourense .

The province has 942,665 inhabitants (as of 2019), of which 83,029 live in the provincial capital Pontevedra .

The province of Pontevedra is divided into 10  comarcas and 62 municipalities.

geography

Pontevedra is divided into two parts by the Río Lérez river . Most of the main tourist attractions are located south of the Lérez.

Much of the Denominación de Origen D.O. Rías Baixas is in the province. The Islas Atlánticas de Galicia National Park is also divided between Pontevedra and the province of A Coruña . This region also includes the Galician islands of Illas Cíes , Ons , Sálvora and Cortegada .

Comarcas

Administrative division of the Province of Pontevedra
  • Comarca de A Paradanta
  • Comarca de Caldas
  • Comarca de O Baixo Miño
  • Comarca de O Condado
  • Comarca de O Deza
  • Comarca de O Morrazo
  • Comarca de O Salnés
  • Comarca de Pontevedra
  • Comarca de Tabeirós - Terra de Montes
  • Comarca de Vigo

Largest communities

As of January 1, 2019

local community Spanish name Residents
Vigo Vigo 295.364
Pontevedra Pontevedra 83,029
Vilagarcía de Arousa Villagarcía de Arosa 37,456
Redondela Redondela 29,218
Cangas Cangas de Morrazo 26,542
Marín Marín 24,319
Ponteareas Puenteareas 22,877
A Estrada La Estrada 20,479
Lalín Lalín 20,218
Moaña Moaña 19,399
O Porriño Porriño 19,848
Nigrán Nigrán 17,675
Sanxenxo Sangenjo 17,347
Tui Tuy 16,701
Poio Poyo 17,082
Mos Mos 15,078

Population development of the province

Web links

Commons : Province of Pontevedra  - 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).