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Galicia (Spain)

Galicia
Galicia or Galiza (Galician)
Autonomous community
Galicia (Galician)
Galicia (Spanish)
Flag of Galicia
Flag
Coat-of-arms of Galicia
Coat of arms
Anthem: Os Pinos (The Pine Trees)
Map of Galicia
Location of Galicia within Spain and the Iberian Peninsula
Coordinates: 42°30′N 8°06′W / 42.5°N 8.1°W / 42.5; -8.1Coordinates: 42°30′N 8°06′W / 42.5°N 8.1°W / 42.5; -8.1
Country Spain
Capital Santiago de Compostela
Largest city A Coruña
Largest municipality Vigo
Provinces A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense, and Pontevedra
Government
 • Type Devolved government in a constitutional monarchy
 • Body Xunta de Galicia
 • President Alberto Núñez Feijóo (PPdeG)
Area
 • Total 29,574.4 km2 (11,418.7 sq mi)
Area rank 7th (5.8% of Spain)
Population (2016)
 • Total 2,718,525
 • Rank 5th (6% of Spain)
 • Density 92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Galician
galego, -ga (gl)
gallego, -ga (es)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166-2 ES-GA
Area code +34 98-
Statute of Autonomy 1936
28 April 1981
Official languages Galician, Spanish
Internet TLD .gal
Patron saint St. James
Parliament 75 deputies
Congress 25 deputies (out of 350)
Senate 19 senators (out of 264)
Website Xunta de Galicia
List of municipalities in Galicia by population
Municipality Province Population (2016) Municipality Province Population (2016)
1 Vigo Pontevedra 292,817   11 Carballo A Coruña 31,283
2 A Coruña A Coruña 243,978   12 Arteixo A Coruña 30,950
3 Ourense Ourense 105,893   13 Redondela Pontevedra 29,697
4 Lugo Lugo 98,134   14 Culleredo A Coruña 29,593
5 Santiago de Compostela A Coruña 95,612   15 Ames A Coruña 30,267
6 Pontevedra Pontevedra 82,549   16 Ribeira A Coruña 27,372
7 Ferrol A Coruña 68,308   17 Cangas Pontevedra 26,520
8 Narón A Coruña 39,565   18 Marín Pontevedra 25,084
9 Vilagarcía de Arousa Pontevedra 37,283   19 Cambre A Coruña 24,076
10 Oleiros A Coruña 34,693   20 Ponteareas Pontevedra 22,990

Galicia (English Listeni/ɡəˈlɪsiə/, /ɡəˈlɪʃə/; Galician: [ɡaˈliθja], [ħaˈliθja], or [ħaˈlisja]; Spanish: [ɡaˈliθja]; Galician and Portuguese: Galiza, Galician: [ɡaˈliθa], [ħaˈliθa], [ħaˈlisa], Portuguese: [ɡɐˈlizɐ]) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the North-West of the Iberian Peninsula, it comprises the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra, being bordered by Portugal to the south, the Spanish autonomous communities of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Cantabrian Sea to the north. It had a population of 2,718,525 in 2016 and has a total area of 29,574 km2 (11,419 sq mi). Galicia has over 1,660 km (1,030 mi) of coastline, including its offshore islands and islets, among them Cíes Islands, Ons, Sálvora, Cortegada, and—the largest and most populated—A Illa de Arousa.


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