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Pontedeume

Coordinates: 43°24′45″N 08°10′13″W / 43.41250°N 8.17028°W / 43.41250; -8.17028
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Pontedeume
Torreón dos Andrade
Torreón dos Andrade
Flag of Pontedeume
Official seal of Pontedeume
Pontedeume is located in Spain
Pontedeume
Pontedeume
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°24′45″N 08°10′13″W / 43.41250°N 8.17028°W / 43.41250; -8.17028
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityGalicia
ProvinceA Coruña
ComarcaEume
Government
 • MayorBernardo Fernández
Area
 • Total29.26 km2 (11.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total7,884
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Pontedeume (Galician pronunciation: [ˌponteˈðewmɪ]) is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain.

The town was founded ex novo by the town charter of Alfonso X the Wise in 1270. The town is located on the English Way path of the Camino de Santiago.

Industry

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Farming and services are the main economic activities, though from the late 1950s, and particularly from the mid 1970s, Pontedeume has developed into a coastal resort.

Geography

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Parishes

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Pontedeume is divided into 8 parishes: Andrade (San Martiño), Boebre (Santiago), Breamo (San Miguel), Centroña (Santa María), Nogueirosa (San Cosme), Ombre (Santa María), Pontedeume (Santiago) and Vilar (San Pedro).

Demography

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In 1868 and from 1877 to 1890 the territory of Vilarmaior was a part of the municipality of Pontedeume. This explains the pronounced fall in the population between 1877 and 1900.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18778,610—    
18878,659+0.6%
19006,097−29.6%
19106,989+14.6%
19207,160+2.4%
19307,576+5.8%
19408,183+8.0%
YearPop.±%
19508,347+2.0%
19608,395+0.6%
19708,227−2.0%
19808,714+5.9%
19908,817+1.2%
20008,696−1.4%
20108,305−4.5%
INE Archiv

Notable people

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References

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