Baiona, Pontevedra
Town and municipality in Galicia, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Baiona is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo.
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Baiona | |
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Town and municipality | |
Nickname: Baiona | |
Coordinates: 42°7′4″N 8°51′2″W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Galicia |
Province | Pontevedra |
Comarca | Vigo |
Parroquias | Baiona, Baredo, Baíña, Belesar, Sabaris |
Government | |
• Alcalde (Mayor) | Ángel Rodal Almuíña |
Area | |
• Total | 35.35 km2 (13.65 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 12,134 |
• Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CET) |
Website | Official website |
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It is a tourist town with a medieval historical center situated by the outlet of the Vigo Bay. Its population of just over 11,000 rises to around 45,000 in summer, if one includes the tourists. Since it is on the Portuguese Way, one pilgrimage route of the Camino de Santiago 30,000 hikers also visit the town every year. Other than tourism the major economic activities revolve around fishing.