Spanish Galicia
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Galicia Galicia or Galiza (in Galician) |
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| Autonomous community | |||
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| Anthem: Os Pinos (The Pine Trees) | |||
.svg) Location of Galicia within Spain and the Iberian Peninsula |
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| Coordinates: 42°30′N 8°06′W / 42.5°N 8.1°WCoordinates: 42°30′N 8°06′W / 42.5°N 8.1°W | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Capital | Santiago de Compostela | ||
| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| Official languages | Galician, Spanish | ||
| Internet TLD | .gal | ||
| Patron saint | St. James | ||
| Parliament | Parliament of Galicia | ||
| Congress | 25 deputies (out of 350) | ||
| Senate | 19 senators (out of 264) | ||
| Website | Xunta de Galicia | ||
| List of municipalities in Galicia by population | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 97,995 | 14 | Culleredo | A Coruña | 29,593 | |||
| 5 | Santiago de Compostela | A Coruña | 95,612 | 15 | Ames | A Coruña | 30,267 | |||
| 6 | Pontevedra | Pontevedra | 82,671 | 16 | Ribeira | A Coruña | 27,372 | |||
| 7 | Ferrol | A Coruña | 67,569 | 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 (/ɡəˈlɪθiə/;Galician: Galicia [ɡaˈliθja], Galiza [ɡaˈliθa];Spanish: Galicia; Portuguese: Galiza) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest 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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