Barizo
Sign in to saveBarizo is a fishing town in the northern part of Spain, specifically along the Costa da Morte in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous region of Galicia. The village is known for its estuarine environment and the Praia de Barizo, a quiet, U-shaped beach with fine white sand, protected by large rocks.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Barizo is referenced by 5 other articles, and connects out to Spain, geographic coordinate system and Galicia.
The entry is geolocated on the map in city(300)_region, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Province of A Coruña and Way of the Lighthouses.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Barizo (San Pedro)
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Malpica de Bergantiños
- Population
- 297
- Image
- BarizoPraia 2014-09.jpg
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- Commons category
- Barizo, Malpica de Bergantiños
- P8168
- Tenerife Airport
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Economy
- Prestige Oil Spill
- Other necessary information
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Barizo is a fishing town in the northern part of Spain, specifically along the Costa da Morte in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous region of Galicia. The village is known for its estuarine environment and the Praia de Barizo, a quiet, U-shaped beach with fine white sand, protected by large rocks.== Economy == Barizo's economy depends mostly on fishing. Conveniently located along the Costa da Morte, Barizo is also dubbed as a resort town. Accommodations in this town are mostly consisted of small hotels offering cheap rates. Barizo is also known as an estuarine site.
== Prestige Oil Spill== Barizo is one of the towns affected by the Prestige oil spill which happened off the Galician coast. Barizo was the most affected town according to a research study done after the Prestige oil spill. The Barizo beach suffered a high amount of Petroleum Hydrocarbon. The fishing industry also suffered a lot.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barizo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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