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Ortigueira
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Ortigueira is a seaport and municipality in the province of A Coruña the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Ortegal. It is located on the northern slope of the Serra da Faladoira, the river Mera and on the eastern shore of the Ria de Santa Marta—a winding, rock-bound and much indented inlet of the Bay of Biscay, between Capes Ortegal and Bares, the northernmost headlands of the Peninsula. The town is noted for its romantic surroundings and sea bathing opportunities.
Key facts
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- Ortigueira
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- Municipality
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- Praia de Orbeiro.JPG
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- Orbeiro Beach.
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- Bandeira_de_Ortigueira.svg
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- Escudo de Ortigueira.svg
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- Spain Province of A Coruña#Spain Galicia#Spain
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- Location in Spain.
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- Country
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- Spain
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- Autonomous Community
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- Galicia
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- Province
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- A Coruña
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- Comarca
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- Ortegal
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- Mayor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Galicia
- Part of
- Ortegal
- Official name
- Santa Marta de Ortigueira
- Demonym
- ortegano
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- A Coruña Province
- Population
- 5384
- Area
- 209.60
- Elevation
- 58
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Capital of
- Ortegal
- Shares border with
- Cariño
- Official website
- concellodeortigueira.gal
- Image
- Ortigueira.Festival celta.Xigantes.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ortigueira
- postal code
- 15330
- Commons gallery
- Ortigueira
- different from
- Ortigueira
- male population
- 2695
- female population
- 2958
- native label
- Ortigueira
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Port of Espasante (Ortigueira)
- Culture
- See also
- References
Ortigueira is a seaport and municipality in the province of A Coruña the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Ortegal. It is located on the northern slope of the Serra da Faladoira, the river Mera and on the eastern shore of the Ria de Santa Marta—a winding, rock-bound and much indented inlet of the Bay of Biscay, between Capes Ortegal and Bares, the northernmost headlands of the Peninsula. The town is noted for its romantic surroundings and sea bathing opportunities.
== Port of Espasante (Ortigueira)==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ortigueira” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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