Province of Pontevedra

Pontevedra is a province of Spain, located in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia.^[1] 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 called 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 62 municipalities of the province of Pontevedra.^{[clarification needed]}

Province of Pontevedra 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
Government
• Body	Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra
Area
• Total	4,495 km2 (1,736 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	943,012 hab. (INE)
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

The population of the province is 942,665 (2019), of whom 9% live in the capital, the city of Pontevedra and 28% in Vigo.

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.

Demographics

The province's capital, Pontevedra, with a population of 83,260 (2020) is not the largest city of its province, the largest municipality is Vigo with a population of 293,837. In addition, there are 61 municipalities in the province. Other relevant municipalities, based on their populations, are Vilagarcía de Arousa (37,456), Redondela (29,218), Cangas (26,542), Marín (24,319), Ponteareas (22,877), A Estrada (20,479), Lalín (20,218), and O Porriño (19,848).

Population since 1900

Year	Pop.	±%
1900	457,262	—
1930	568,011	+24.2%
1950	671,609	+18.2%
1981	859,897	+28.0%
2004	930,931	+8.3%
2013	955,050	+2.6%
2019	942,665	−1.3%
Source: INE and IGE

Counties

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

See also

• Galician wine