Ordes

Ordes is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Ordes. The population in 2008 was 12,534 inhabitants, according to the INE.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Ordes
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Casa concello Ordes.JPG
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Ordes A Coruña Galiza.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Ordes.svg
Settlement.image_map: Situacion Ordes.PNG
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Ordes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: A Coruña
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ordes
Settlement.elevation_m: 292
Settlement.area_total_km2: 157.23
Settlement.population_demonym: Ordense

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ordes
Demonym: ordense
Population: 12990
Area: 157.23
Elevation: 292
Official website: www.ordes.gal
Image: Estrada N-550, km 40 en Santa Cruz de Montaos, Ordes 04.jpg
Licence plate code: C

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Commons category: Ordes
postal code: 15680
Commons gallery: Ordes
male population: 6190
female population: 6484

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== Etymology == According to E. Bascuas, "Ordes", registered as Ordines in the 11th century, would derive from a form *ord- belonging to the old European hydronymy, and derived from the Indoeuropean root *er- 'flow, move'. ==See also== List of municipalities in A Coruña