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Provincia de Pontevedra
	Provincia de Pontevedra
Flag	Coat of Arms
Capital	Pontevedra
Official language(s)	Spanish, Galician
Area; – Total; – % of Spain	Ranked; 4.495 km2 km²;
Population; – Total (); – % of Spain; – Density	Ranked; 943,117; ; 209.81/km²/km²
Demonym; – English; – Spanish	; ; ; Pontevedrés, Pontevedresa
Autonomous Community	Galicia
Government	Diputación de Pontevedra
President	Rafael Louzán Abal
	http://www.depontevedra.es/

Pontevedra province

Pontevedra is a province of Spain along the country's Atlantic coast in southwestern Europe. The province forms the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, and Ourense, and the country of Portugal.

The population of the province is 943,117 (2006), of which no more than 8% live in the capital, the city of Pontevedra.

[edit] Geography

Pontevedra is cut in two parts by the Lérez River. Most of the major tourist attractions in Pontevedra are to the south of the river. Pontevedra features many historical buildings, monuments, and churches.

Much of the Rías Baixas Denominación de Origen (DO) is located in the province. The province similarly shares the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park with neighbouring A Coruña province.

[edit] Demographics

The province's capital is not its largest city, which is instead the port of Vigo with a population of 300,000. In addition, there are 62 municipalities in the province.

Population since 1900

Year	Population
1900	457,262
1930	568,011
1950	671,609
1981	859,897
2004	930,931

Sources: INE and IGE

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Pontevedra Province Population c. 1900
District	population
City of Vigo	23,259
City of Pontevedra	22,330
Towns, Villages and Hamlets	411,673
All the Province (Total):	457,262
(Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911) [1]

[edit] See also

Galician wine

Coordinates: 42°30′N 8°30′W / 42.5°N 8.5°W / 42.5; -8.5

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