Lalín

This article is about the municipality in Galicia, Spain. For other uses, see Lalin (disambiguation).

Lalín is a municipality in the north of the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is the capital of the comarca of O Deza.

Lalín
Municipality
City Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Lalín
Coordinates: 42°39′N 8°7′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	Pontevedra
Comarca	O Deza
Government
• Alcalde	José Crespo (PPdeG)
Area
• Total	326.83 km2 (126.19 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	20,103
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demonym	Lalinense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	36500
Website	www.lalin.gal

The town has a population of 20,158 inhabitants (2014).^[2] The surface of the municipality is 326.8 km², being the biggest municipality in the province of Pontevedra and the fourth of Galicia, with a population density of 63.85 inhabitants/km².

Located in the northeast of the province of Pontevedra; being bordered by Silleda and Vila de Cruces to the northwest, Forcarei to the west, Agolada and Rodeiro to the northeast, Dozón to the southeast and O Irixo to the south, all of them being part of the region of Deza, except Forcarei and O Irixo.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain

Twin towns – Sister cities

Lalín is twinned with:^[3][4]

• Cabeceiras de Basto, Portugal
• Lalinde, France
• Linden, Germany
• Linden (Cuijk), Netherlands
• Lubbeek, Belgium
• Sankt Georgen am Walde, Austria

See also

• List of municipalities in Pontevedra