The province of Pontevedra (Spanish: Provincia de Pontevedra, Galician: Provincia de Pontevedra) is a province of Spain, located in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, and Ourense, the country of Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. There is a public institution named the Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra (provincial council), whose head office is in Pontevedra city, that provides direct services to citizens such as technical, financial and technological support to the councils of the 61 municipalities of the province of Pontevedra.[clarification needed]
Province of Pontevedra Provincia de Pontevedra (Spanish) Provincia de Pontevedra (Galician) | |
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Province | |
Pontevedra at night | |
| Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of the province of Pontevedra within Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°22′N 8°24′W / 42.37°N 8.40°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Galicia |
| Capital | Pontevedra |
| Municipalities | 61 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,496.95 km2 (1,736.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 947,869 |
| • Density | 210.780/km2 (545.919/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pontevedrés (m), Pontevedresa (f) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 36--- |
| ISO 3166 code | ES-PO |
| Website | http://www.depo.gal |
As of 2024, the population of the province is 947,869, of which 8% live in the capital, the city of Pontevedra, and 31% in Vigo.
Geography
Pontevedra is cut in two parts by the Lérez River. Most of the major tourist attractions in Pontevedra are to the south of the river. Pontevedra features many historical buildings, monuments, and churches.
Much of the Rías Baixas Denominación de Origen (DO) is located in the province. The province similarly shares the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park with neighbouring A Coruña province. This region contains the Galician islands of Ons, Cies, Sálvora and Cortegada.
Climate
The province has an oceanic climate with warm and relatively dry summers and cool and very wet winters.
Administrative divisions
Counties
- A Paradanta
- Caldas
- O Baixo Miño
- O Condado
- O Deza
- O Morrazo
- O Salnés
- Pontevedra
- Tabeirós – Terra de Montes
- Vigo
Municipalities
- A Cañiza
- A Estrada
- A Guarda
- A Illa de Arousa
- A Lama
- Agolada
- Arbo
- As Neves
- Baiona
- Barro
- Bueu
- Caldas de Reis
- Cambados
- Campo Lameiro
- Cangas
- Catoira
- Cerdedo-Cotobade
- Covelo
- Crecente
- Cuntis
- Dozón
- Forcarei
- Fornelos de Montes
- Gondomar
- Lalín
- Marín
- Meaño
- Meis
- Moaña
- Mondariz
- Mondariz-Balneario
- Moraña
- Mos
- Nigrán
- O Grove
- O Porriño
- O Rosal
- Oia
- Pazos de Borbén
- Poio
- Ponte Caldelas
- Ponteareas
- Pontecesures
- Pontevedra
- Portas
- Redondela
- Ribadumia
- Rodeiro
- Salceda de Caselas
- Salvaterra de Miño
- Sanxenxo
- Silleda
- Soutomaior
- Tomiño
- Tui
- Valga
- Vigo
- Vila de Cruces
- Vilaboa
- Vilagarcía de Arousa
- Vilanova de Arousa
Demographics
As of 2024, the province's capital, Pontevedra, with a population of 83,106 is not the largest city of its province; the largest municipality is Vigo with a population of 295,523. The other largest municipalities with a population over 20,000 are Vilagarcía de Arousa (37,831), Redondela (29,031), Cangas (26,731), Marín (24,089), Ponteareas (23,208), O Porriño (20,703), Lalín (20,250), and A Estrada (20,133).
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Foreign population
| Country | Population |
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| Venezuela | 17,131 |
| Colombia | 8,270 |
| Brazil | 8,262 |
| Portugal | 7,837 |
| Argentina | 7,361 |
| Uruguay | 4,371 |
| Peru | 4,365 |
| France | 3,916 |
| Morocco | 3,618 |
| Germany | 3,500 |
| Switzerland | 3,209 |
| Cuba | 2,759 |
| Mexico | 2,457 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,675 |
| Romania | 1,654 |
As of 2024, the foreign-born population is 99,712, equal to 10.5% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign nationalities are Venezuelans (17,131), Colombians (8,270), Brazilians (8,262), Portuguese (7,837) and Argentinians (7,361).
See also
- Galician wine
Notes and references
- "Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población" [Geographical Nomenclature of Municipalities and Population Entities] (in Spanish). National Center for Geographic Information (CNIG).
- "Annual population census 2021-2024". INE.
- "Pontevedra | Galicia, Rias Baixas, Coastline | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- "INEbase. Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842". National Statistics Institute.
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