O Porriño
Municipality in Galicia, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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O Porriño 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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O Porriño | |
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Coordinates: 42.16666°N 8.61666°W / 42.16666; -8.61666 | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Community | Galicia |
Province | Pontevedra |
Comarca | Vigo |
Parrishes | Atios, Budiño, Cans, Chenlo, Mosende, Pontellas, Porriño, Torneiros |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Body | Concello do Porriño |
• Mayor | Eva De La Torre (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) |
• Land | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) |
• Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 19,740 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | porriñés, -a |
Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
Post code | 36400 |
Area code | +34 986 |
Website | Official website |
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As an industrial town in the Vigo metropolitan area, it has an important economic significance. One of its main industries is granite production; the variety of granite produced in O Porriño is known as Rosa Porriño ("Porriño Pink"), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to Italy, Japan and China.
On 9 September 2016, a Portuguese train travelling from Vigo to Porto derailed near O Porriño railway station, killing the driver and at least three other people on board.[2]