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O Porriño | |
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Coordinates: 42°10′00″N 8°37′00″W / 42.16666°N 8.61666°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Community | Galicia |
Province | Pontevedra |
Comarca | Vigo |
Parrishes | Atios, Budiño, Cans, Chenlo, Mosende, Pontellas, Porriño, Torneiros |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Concello do Porriño |
• Mayor | Eva De La Torre ( PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) |
• Land | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) |
• Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
Population (2018)
[1] | |
• Total | 19,740 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | porriñés, -a |
Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
• Summer ( DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
Post code | 36400 |
Area code | +34 986 |
Website | Official website |
O Porriño is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo.
As an industrial town in the Vigo metropolitan area, it has an important economic significance. One of its main industries is granite production; the variety of granite produced in O Porriño is known as Rosa Porriño ("Porriño Pink"), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to Italy, Japan and China.
On 9 September 2016, a Portuguese train travelling from Vigo to Porto derailed near O Porriño railway station, killing the driver and at least three other people on board. [2]
The municipality is formed of eight parroquias (parishes)
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (September 2016) |
O Porriño | |
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Coordinates: 42°10′00″N 8°37′00″W / 42.16666°N 8.61666°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Community | Galicia |
Province | Pontevedra |
Comarca | Vigo |
Parrishes | Atios, Budiño, Cans, Chenlo, Mosende, Pontellas, Porriño, Torneiros |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Concello do Porriño |
• Mayor | Eva De La Torre ( PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) |
• Land | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) |
• Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
Population (2018)
[1] | |
• Total | 19,740 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | porriñés, -a |
Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
• Summer ( DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
Post code | 36400 |
Area code | +34 986 |
Website | Official website |
O Porriño is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo.
As an industrial town in the Vigo metropolitan area, it has an important economic significance. One of its main industries is granite production; the variety of granite produced in O Porriño is known as Rosa Porriño ("Porriño Pink"), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to Italy, Japan and China.
On 9 September 2016, a Portuguese train travelling from Vigo to Porto derailed near O Porriño railway station, killing the driver and at least three other people on board. [2]
The municipality is formed of eight parroquias (parishes)