Province of A Coruña
The province of A Coruña (Galician: [ɐ koˈɾuɲɐ]; Spanish: La Coruña [la koˈɾuɲa]; historical English: Corunna)[2] is the most
North-western Atlantic-facing province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of
Galicia. This province is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and North, Pontevedra Province to the South and the
Lugo Province to the East.
Contents A Coruña
Province
History
The history of this province starts at the end of the Middle Ages during the
reign of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain. During those years this province was
far smaller than today. This is because in the 1833 territorial division of Spain
the entire Province of Betanzos together with half of the Mondoñedo were
amalgamated into one single province with its capital city in A Coruña. Since
1833, the province has always been the one with the largest population and Coat of arms
largest coast. Until the second half of the 20th century, this province was
both the religious and cultural centre of the entire region. The University of
Santiago de Compostela was the only university in North-western Spain until
the arrival of democracy after the death of General Francisco Franco.
Population
District population
Location of the Province of A Coruña within
City of A Coruña 13,575 Spain
City of Ferrol (Civilian Pop. Only) 13,000 • President of the Valentín González
Deputación Formoso (Socialists'
Santiago de Compostela 28,000 Party of Galicia)
Towns, Villages and Hamlets c.233,000
Area
All the Province (Total): c.297,000
• Total 7,950 km2
(U. P. Gazetteer By Th.Baldwin, 1847) [2] (3,070 sq mi)
The cathedral of Santiago de Compostela is the destination of the Way of St. Congress 9 deputies (out of
James, a major historical pilgrimage route since the Middle Ages which still 350)
gathers thousands of pilgrims each year from all over the world.
Senate 4 senators (out of
264)
Parks
Website http://www.dicoruna.es/
The "Fragas" of the River Eume Natural Park extends itself throughout the Eume and Ferrol
regions of Ferrolterra.
The Dunes of Corrubedo Natural Park (Parque Natural das Dunas de Corrubedo e lagoas
de Carregal e Vixán) is a beach park at the very end of the Barbanza Peninsula.
Transport
Railway
In recent years, Ferrol and A Coruña
Spanish National Railway Network Linking every major city: Ferrol, Betanzos, A Coruña and
have become popular stops for
Santiago de Compostela transatlantic steamships en route to
the Mediterranean.
Spanish Narrow-Gauge Railways Linking the City of Ferrol with different towns of Ferrol
and Ortegal. This line is also known as Ferrol-Irun (Basque Country)
Spanish High Speed Railway Network (AVE) Linking most major cities of the province with Lisbon and Madrid is under
construction.
Economy
Ports
A Coruña – Major Commercial Port – Costa da Morte
Sport
Deportivo de La Coruña Spanish first division team from the City of A Coruña.
Racing Club de Ferrol Spanish Segunda Division team from the City of Ferrol.
SD Compostela Spanish Tercera Division team from the City of Santiago de Compostela.
Atlético Arteixo Spanish Segunda Division team from the Municipality of Arteixo.
Autos Lobelle de Santiago FS Spanish División de Honor of Futsal team from the City of Santiago de Compostela.
See also
References
m. ^ "Municipal Register of Spain 2018" . National Statistics Institute. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
n. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Corunna" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 208.
o. ^ (in Spanish) Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park Archived 27 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine