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Vigo

Vigo
Vigo seafront
Vigo city center
Vigo financial center
Vigo city
Flag of Vigo
Flag
Coat of arms of Vigo
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): The Olive City
Situation of Vigo within Galicia
Situation of Vigo within Galicia
Vigo is located in Galicia
Vigo
Vigo
Location of Vigo within Galicia
Coordinates: 42°13′53″N 8°42′45″W / 42.231356°N 8.712447°W / 42.231356; -8.712447Coordinates: 42°13′53″N 8°42′45″W / 42.231356°N 8.712447°W / 42.231356; -8.712447
Country Spain
Autonomous community Galicia
Province Pontevedra
Comarca Vigo
Parishes
Government
 • Type Mayor-council
 • Body Concello de Vigo
 • Mayor Abel Caballero (PSdeG-PSOE)
Area
 • City 109.1 km2 (42.1 sq mi)
Elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2016)INE
 • City 292,817
 • Density 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
 • Metro 481,268
Demonym(s) vigués (m), viguesa (f)
olívico (m), olívica (f)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 36200-36392
Area code(s) +34 986
Website hoxe.vigo.org

Vigo (/ˈvɡ/, Galician: [ˈbiɣo], locally: [ˈbiħo, -xo], Spanish: [ˈbiɣo]) is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in Galicia, north-west Spain on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the comarca of Vigo and Vigo metropolitan area.

Vigo is the most populous municipality of Galicia, and the 14th in Spain. It is also the most populous Spanish municipality that is not the capital of a province. The municipality has an area of 109,06 km² and had a population of 292,817 in 2016. The city has a population of 198,537 in 2016.

The city is located in the south-west of Galicia, in the southern part of Vigo Ria, in one of Europe's rainiest areas. In the north-east, it borders the municipality of Redondela, in the east Mos, in the south O Porriño and Gondomar, and in the south-west Nigrán. On the other side of the bay are the municipalities of Cangas and Moaña. They are all part of the southern Galician region called Rias Baixas. Vigo is located just north of the border with Portugal and its nearest larger city is Portugal's second largest city of Porto.


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