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Friol is a municipality in the Lugo province in Galicia. It is located in northwest Spain. It is bordered on the north by Begonte and Guitiriz, to the south by Palas de Rei and Guntín, to the east by Lugo and Outeiro de Rei and to the west by the province of La Coruña. It has an area of 292.29 km2. It has a population of 3,616 inhabitants according to the INE in 2024. The population density is 12 inhabitants/km2.

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Settlement.name
Begonte
Settlement.image_skyline
Casa do Concello de Friol.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Town hall of Friol.
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_shield
Escudo de Friol.svg
Settlement.image_map
Parroquias de Friol, Lugo.svg
Settlement.map_caption
A map of Friol and its parroquias.
Settlement.pushpin_map
Spain#Spain Galicia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Lugo
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Lugo
Settlement.area_total_km2
292.29
Settlement.population_as_of
2024
Settlement.population_total
3616

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Official name
Friol
Demonym
friolés
Population
3608
Area
295
Elevation
481
Official website
www.concellodefriol.es
Image
Casa do Concello de Friol.JPG
Licence plate code
LU
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Commons category
Friol
postal code
27220
Commons gallery
Friol
male population
1888
female population
1856
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Friol is a municipality in the Lugo province in Galicia. It is located in northwest Spain. It is bordered on the north by Begonte and Guitiriz, to the south by Palas de Rei and Guntín, to the east by Lugo and Outeiro de Rei and to the west by the province of La Coruña. It has an area of 292.29 km2. It has a population of 3,616 inhabitants according to the INE in 2024. The population density is 12 inhabitants/km2.

==History== In Friol, there are still vestigial megaliths, the oldest preserved in this municipality. This area was occupied by Romans and Visigoths.

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