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Alfoz

Coordinates: 43°31′41″N 7°24′50″W / 43.528°N 7.414°W / 43.528; -7.414
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Alfoz
Pardo de Cela Castle in Alfoz
Flag of Alfoz
Coat of arms of Alfoz
Location of Alfoz
Location of Alfoz
Country Spain
Autonomous community Galicia
ProvinceLugo
ComarcaA Mariña Central
Government
 • AlcaldeEfigenia Maseda Paz (VIA Alfoz)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,757
Demonym(s)alfocego, -a
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
27...
WebsiteOfficial website

Alfoz (Galician pronunciation: [alˈfɔθ]) is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is in the comarca of A Mariña Central. It borders the municipalities of Foz, Mondoñedo, Abadín and O Valadouro.

The population in 2008 was 2,133 people according to the municipal register of inhabitants. Alfoz is the antipodes of the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Parishes

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  • Adelán (Santiago)
  • Bacoi (Santa María)
  • Carballido (San Sebastián)
  • O Castro de Ouro (San Salvador)
  • Lagoa (San Vicente)
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43°31′41″N 7°24′50″W / 43.528°N 7.414°W / 43.528; -7.414


  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.