Vigo
municipality in north-west Spain in Pontevedra province / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vigo is an industrial city and a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is on the Atlantic Ocean.
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Vigo | |
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Nickname: The Olive City | |
Coordinates: 42.231356°N 8.712447°W / 42.231356; -8.712447 | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Galicia |
Province | Pontevedra |
Government | |
• Type | Ayuntamiento |
• Body | Concello de Vigo |
• Mayor | Abel Caballero (PSdeG-PSOE) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 109.1 km2 (42.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Municipality | 293,642 |
• Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 481,268 |
Demonym(s) | Vigoan vigués (m), viguesa (f) olívico (m), olívica (f) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 36200-36392 |
Area code | +34 986 |
Website | hoxe |
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It is the second largest city by population in Galicia, after A Coruña.[2]
The city has an area of 109.06 square kilometres (42.11 sq mi) and 295,364 people lived here in 2019, is the most populous municipality in Galicia.