Province of Pontevedra

The province of Pontevedra (Spanish: Provincia de Pontevedra, Galician: Provincia de Pontevedra) is a province of Spain, located in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia.^[3] It is bordered by the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, and Ourense, the country of Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. There is a public institution named the Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra (provincial council), whose head office is in Pontevedra city, that provides direct services to citizens such as technical, financial and technological support to the councils of the 61 municipalities of the province of Pontevedra.^{[clarification needed]}

Province of Pontevedra Provincia de Pontevedra (Spanish) Provincia de Pontevedra (Galician)
Province
Pontevedra at night
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the province of Pontevedra within Spain
Coordinates: 42.37°N 8.40°W / 42.37; -8.40
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Capital	Pontevedra
Municipalities	61
Government
• Body	Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra
Area [1]
• Total	4,496.95 km2 (1,736.28 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[2]
• Total	947,869
• Density	210.780/km2 (545.919/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Pontevedrés (m), Pontevedresa (f)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	36---
ISO 3166 code	ES-PO
Website	http://www.depo.gal

As of 2024, the population of the province is 947,869, of which 8% live in the capital, the city of Pontevedra, and 31% in Vigo.^[2]

Geography

Province of Pontevedra.

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. This region contains the Galician islands of Ons, Cies, Sálvora and Cortegada.

Lago dos Nenos

Climate

The province has an oceanic climate with warm and relatively dry summers and cool and very wet winters.

Administrative divisions

Counties

• A Paradanta
• Caldas
• O Baixo Miño
• O Condado
• O Deza
• O Morrazo
• O Salnés
• Pontevedra
• Tabeirós – Terra de Montes
• Vigo

Municipalities

Main article: List of municipalities in Pontevedra

• A Cañiza
• A Estrada
• A Guarda
• A Illa de Arousa
• A Lama
• Agolada
• Arbo
• As Neves
• Baiona
• Barro
• Bueu
• Caldas de Reis
• Cambados
• Campo Lameiro
• Cangas
• Catoira
• Cerdedo-Cotobade
• Covelo
• Crecente
• Cuntis
• Dozón
• Forcarei
• Fornelos de Montes
• Gondomar
• Lalín
• Marín
• Meaño
• Meis
• Moaña
• Mondariz
• Mondariz-Balneario
• Moraña
• Mos
• Nigrán
• O Grove
• O Porriño
• O Rosal
• Oia
• Pazos de Borbén
• Poio
• Ponte Caldelas
• Ponteareas
• Pontecesures
• Pontevedra
• Portas
• Redondela
• Ribadumia
• Rodeiro
• Salceda de Caselas
• Salvaterra de Miño
• Sanxenxo
• Silleda
• Soutomaior
• Tomiño
• Tui
• Valga
• Vigo
• Vila de Cruces
• Vilaboa
• Vilagarcía de Arousa
• Vilanova de Arousa

Demographics

As of 2024, the province's capital, Pontevedra, with a population of 83,106 is not the largest city of its province; the largest municipality is Vigo with a population of 295,523. The other largest municipalities with a population over 20,000 are Vilagarcía de Arousa (37,831), Redondela (29,031), Cangas (26,731), Marín (24,089), Ponteareas (23,208), O Porriño (20,703), Lalín (20,250), and A Estrada (20,133).

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1842 302,130 —     1857 428,886 +42.0% 1877 475,443 +10.9% 1887 478,599 +0.7% 1900 495,721 +3.6% 1910 546,247 +10.2% 1920 585,866 +7.3% 1930 630,446 +7.6% 1940 685,801 +8.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1950 714,666 +4.2% 1960 715,181 +0.1% 1970 781,334 +9.2% 1981 883,267 +13.0% 1991 896,847 +1.5% 2001 903,759 +0.8% 2011 954,877 +5.7% 2021 946,311 −0.9%
Source: INE[4]

Foreign population

Foreign population by country of birth (2024)^[2]

Country	Population
Venezuela	17,131
Colombia	8,270
Brazil	8,262
Portugal	7,837
Argentina	7,361
Uruguay	4,371
Peru	4,365
France	3,916
Morocco	3,618
Germany	3,500
Switzerland	3,209
Cuba	2,759
Mexico	2,457
Dominican Republic	1,675
Romania	1,654

As of 2024, the foreign-born population is 99,712, equal to 10.5% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign nationalities are Venezuelans (17,131), Colombians (8,270), Brazilians (8,262), Portuguese (7,837) and Argentinians (7,361).^[2]

See also

• Galician wine