A Veiga | |
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municipality | |
 Seal | |
 Location in Galicia | |
  A Veiga Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°14′59″N 7°01′33″W / 42.24972°N 7.02583°W | |
| Country | 
Spain |
| Autonomous community | 
Galicia |
| Province | 
Ourense |
| Comarca | Valdeorras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Anta Rodríguez ( People's Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.1 km2 (27.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 884 m (2,900 ft) |
| Population (2018)
[2] | |
| • Total | 904 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Website | www.aveiga.es |
A Veiga is a municipality (concello) in the south-east of the province of Ourense in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. At 291 km², it is one of the largest concellos in the province. The capital is the town of A Veiga, also known as A Veiga (Santa María) or Santa María da Veiga to distinguish it from other towns and villages in Galicia of the same name (as the parish Church is Santa María). A Veíga is located 150 km from Ourense. The municipality has a population of 1,273 (2005), and a relatively low and decreasing population density (4.37 people/km²).
It is a mountainous area, including the Pena Trevinca, the tallest peak in Galicia at 2124 m. There are 29 parroquias ( parishes).
The Prada Reservoir (encoro de Prada) lies in the province. It takes water from the river Xares, a tributary to the river Bibey. The dam was constructed in 1958 and submerged the town of Alberguería on May 9, 1959.
Parishes
- A Veiga (Santa María)
- Baños (San Fiz)
- Candeda (San Miguel)
- Carracedo (San Miguel)
- Casdenodres (San Salvador)
- Castromao (Santa María)
- Castromarigo (San Miguel)
- Corexido (Santo Estevo)
- Corzos (Santiago)
- Curra (San Miguel)
- Hedreira (Santa Comba)
- Espiño (San Vicenzo)
- Lamalonga (Santa María)
- Meda (Santa María)
- Meixide (Santa María)
- Ponte (Santa María Madanela)
- Prada (Santo André). Web [1] Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine& Photos [2]
- Prado (Santo Estevo)
- Pradolongo (San Pedro)
- Requeixo (Santo André)
- Riomao (San Tomé)
- San Fiz (Santa Catarina)
- San Lourenzo (San Lourenzo)
- Santa Cristina (San Tirso)
- Seoane (San Xoán)
- Valdín (Santa María)
- Vilaboa (Santa Lucía)
- Vilanova (San Pedro)
- Xares (Santa María).
There were previously two more, which have since disappeared.
- Oleiros
- Alberguería
References
- ^ "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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A Veiga | |
|---|---|
municipality | |
|
Seal | |
|
Location in Galicia | |
A Veiga Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°14′59″N 7°01′33″W / 42.24972°N 7.02583°W | |
| Country |
Spain |
| Autonomous community |
Galicia |
| Province |
Ourense |
| Comarca | Valdeorras |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Anta Rodríguez ( People's Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.1 km2 (27.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 884 m (2,900 ft) |
| Population (2018)
[2] | |
| • Total | 904 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Website | www.aveiga.es |
A Veiga is a municipality (concello) in the south-east of the province of Ourense in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. At 291 km², it is one of the largest concellos in the province. The capital is the town of A Veiga, also known as A Veiga (Santa María) or Santa María da Veiga to distinguish it from other towns and villages in Galicia of the same name (as the parish Church is Santa María). A Veíga is located 150 km from Ourense. The municipality has a population of 1,273 (2005), and a relatively low and decreasing population density (4.37 people/km²).
It is a mountainous area, including the Pena Trevinca, the tallest peak in Galicia at 2124 m. There are 29 parroquias ( parishes).
The Prada Reservoir (encoro de Prada) lies in the province. It takes water from the river Xares, a tributary to the river Bibey. The dam was constructed in 1958 and submerged the town of Alberguería on May 9, 1959.
Parishes
- A Veiga (Santa María)
- Baños (San Fiz)
- Candeda (San Miguel)
- Carracedo (San Miguel)
- Casdenodres (San Salvador)
- Castromao (Santa María)
- Castromarigo (San Miguel)
- Corexido (Santo Estevo)
- Corzos (Santiago)
- Curra (San Miguel)
- Hedreira (Santa Comba)
- Espiño (San Vicenzo)
- Lamalonga (Santa María)
- Meda (Santa María)
- Meixide (Santa María)
- Ponte (Santa María Madanela)
- Prada (Santo André). Web [1] Archived 2010-12-13 at the Wayback Machine& Photos [2]
- Prado (Santo Estevo)
- Pradolongo (San Pedro)
- Requeixo (Santo André)
- Riomao (San Tomé)
- San Fiz (Santa Catarina)
- San Lourenzo (San Lourenzo)
- Santa Cristina (San Tirso)
- Seoane (San Xoán)
- Valdín (Santa María)
- Vilaboa (Santa Lucía)
- Vilanova (San Pedro)
- Xares (Santa María).
There were previously two more, which have since disappeared.
- Oleiros
- Alberguería
References
- ^ "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
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| This article about a location in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |