Cedeira

Cedeira
Parish of San Andrés de Teixido.
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Cedeira Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°39′N 08°03′W / 43.650°N 8.050°W / 43.650; -8.050
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	A Coruña
Comarca	Ferrol
Government
• Mayor	Leopoldo Rubido
Area
• Total	85.86 km2 (33.15 sq mi)
Elevation	137 m (449 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	7,147
• Density	83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CET (UTC+2)
Website	Official website

Cedeira is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is situated in the northern coast of the Rías Altas. Cedeira has a population of 7,412 inhabitants (INE, 2010).

Trawlers from Cedeira travel to South Africa, Terranova in Canada or the Irish Box to fish. Most of the fish, mainly tuna, is canned and stored in warehouses locally for later distribution to different parts of Spain and Europe.

Farming, horse breeding and timber production, together with services are the main economic activities. Since the late 1980s Cedeira has developed into a coastal resort.

Wind-mill parks are common in Ferrolterra, particularly in the boroughs of Cariño, Cedeira and A Capela.

Nearby is the site of Santo André (or San Andres), a pre-Christian pilgrimage site, with a holy well. Parts of the chapel at San Andres dates from the 12th century, although most of the structure was designed by Miguel Lopez de la Peña and built in 1789. The earliest reference to Christian pilgrimage there comes from a 1391 manuscript, in which a woman from nearby Viveiro says:

The cliffs of San Andres are described as the highest in Europe.

Cedeira hosts a small Medieval Fair in one of its main squares each year. In addition, the gastronomical "Percebe" (barnacle) festival is held in July.