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Province of Pontevedra

Coordinates: 42°22′N 8°24′W / 42.37°N 8.40°W / 42.37; -8.40
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Province of Pontevedra
Provincia de Pontevedra (Spanish)
Provincia de Pontevedra (Galician)
Province
City of Pontevedra
Pontevedra at night
Flag of Province of Pontevedra
Flag
Coat of arms of Province of Pontevedra
Coat of arms
Location of the province of Pontevedra within Spain
Location of the province of Pontevedra within Spain
Coordinates: 42°22′N 8°24′W / 42.37°N 8.40°W / 42.37; -8.40
Country Spain
Autonomous community Galicia
CapitalPontevedra
Municipalities61
Government
 • BodyProvincial Deputation of Pontevedra
Area
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 • Total
4,496.95 km2 (1,736.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
947,869
 • Density210.780/km2 (545.919/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Pontevedrés (m), Pontevedresa (f)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
36---
ISO 3166 codeES-PO
Websitehttp://www.depo.gal

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.[3] 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]

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.[2]

Geography

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Province of Pontevedra.

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.

Lago dos Nenos

Climate

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The province has an oceanic climate with warm and relatively dry summers and cool and very wet winters.

Administrative divisions

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Counties

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Municipalities

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Main article: List of municipalities in Pontevedra

Demographics

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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).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1842302,130—    
1857428,886+42.0%
1877475,443+10.9%
1887478,599+0.7%
1900495,721+3.6%
1910546,247+10.2%
1920585,866+7.3%
1930630,446+7.6%
1940685,801+8.8%
YearPop.±%
1950714,666+4.2%
1960715,181+0.1%
1970781,334+9.2%
1981883,267+13.0%
1991896,847+1.5%
2001903,759+0.8%
2011954,877+5.7%
2021946,311−0.9%
Source: INE[4]

Foreign population

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Foreign population by country of birth (2024)[2]
Country Population
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).[2]

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población" [Geographical Nomenclature of Municipalities and Population Entities] (in Spanish). National Center for Geographic Information (CNIG).
  2. ^ a b c d "Annual population census 2021-2024". INE.
  3. ^ "Pontevedra | Galicia, Rias Baixas, Coastline | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  4. ^ "INEbase. Alterations to the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842". National Statistics Institute.
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