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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

A Coruña Province Population c. 1787

District population
Location of the Province of A Coruña within
City of A Coruña 13,575 Spain

City of Ferrol (Civilian Pop. Only) 24,993 Coordinates: 43.37°N 8.40°W

Santiago de Compostela 15,584 Country Spain

Towns, Villages and Hamlets c.229,123
Autonomous Galicia
All the Province (Total): 283,275 community

(Ferrol - Urban History, 2004) [1] Capital A Coruña

A Coruña Province Population c. 1833 Government

District population • Body Deputación da

Coruña
City of A Coruña 23,000

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)

Area rank 32nd

A Coruña Province Population c. 1900

District population Population (2018)[1]

City of A Coruña 43,971 • Total 1,121,484

City of Ferrol (Civilian Pop. Only) 25,281 • Rank 10th

Santiago de Compostela 24,120
• Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Towns, Villages and Hamlets 580,184
Demonym(s) Coruñés (m),
All the Province (Total): 653,556 Coruñesa (f)
(Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911) s:User:Tim Starling/ScanSet PNG
Postal code 15---
demo
ISO 3166 code ES-C

Main sights Parliament 24 deputies (out of

75)

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/

Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park[3] is the only National Park in

Galicia. It is shared between the Provinces of A Coruña and Pontevedra.

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

Airports and airfields

Aeroporto da Lavacolla in Santiago de Compostela

Aeroporto de Alvedro in the City of A Coruña

Heliporto da Graña in the Naval Base of A Graña (Ferrolterra)

Heliporto de Narón in Naron (Ferrolterra)

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

Malpica – Fishing Port – Costa da Morte

Camariñas – Fishing Port – Costa da Morte

Fisterra – Fishing Port – Costa da Morte

Ferrol – Major Commercial Ports (also: Military) – Rias altas

Cariño – Fishing Port – Rias altas

Espasante – Fishing Port – Rias altas

Cedeira – Fishing Port – Rias altas

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.

Bergantiños FC Spanish Tercera Division team from the Municipality of Carballo.

SD Negreira Spanish Tercera Division team from the Municipality of Negreira.

Autos Lobelle de Santiago FS Spanish División de Honor of Futsal team from the City of Santiago de Compostela.

See also

List of municipalities in A Coruña

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

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