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Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Autonomous community
- Galicia
- Province
- Pontevedra
- Comarca
- Vigo
- Parroquias
- Baiona, Baredo, Baíña, Belesar, Sabaris
- Alcalde mayor
- Ángel Rodal Almuíña
- Total
- 35.35 km (13.65 sq mi)
- Density
- 349.7/km (905.7/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CET )
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Baiona
- Population
- 12361
- Area
- 35.35
- Elevation
- 622
- Official website
- www.baiona.gal
- Image
- Vista do porto de Baiona desde Monterreal-cropped.jpg
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- postal code
- 36300
- Commons category
- Baiona
- Commons gallery
- Baiona
- male population
- 5974
- female population
- 6148
- P8168
- Acton
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Baiona is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo.
It is a tourist town with a medieval historical center situated by the outlet of the Vigo Bay. Its population of just over 11,000 rises to around 45,000 in summer, if one includes the tourists. Since it is on the Portuguese Way, one pilgrimage route of the Camino de Santiago 30,000 hikers also visit the town every year. Other than tourism the major economic activities revolve around fishing.
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