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O Pino

Coordinates: 42°56′06″N 8°19′59″W / 42.935°N 8.333°W / 42.935; -8.333
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Concello do Pino
Official seal of Concello do Pino
Nickname: 
O Pino
Location of O Pino within Galicia
Location of O Pino within Galicia
Area
 • Total133 km2 (51 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total4,656
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

O Pino is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. The capital of the municipality is O Pedrouzo, which is 18 kilometres from Santiago de Compostela. Several of the runways of Santiago de Compostela Airport at Lavacolla are inside O Pino's boundaries.[2]

O Pino is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Frades and Oroso, to the south by Touro and Boqueixón, to the east by Arzúa and to the west by Santiago de Compostela. O Pino is in the comarca of Arzúa, along with the municipalities of Arzúa, Boimorto and Touro.[2]

The parroquias (parishes) of O Pino are Arca, Budiño, Castrofeito, Cebreiro, Cerceda, Ferreiros, Gonzar, Lardeiros, Medín, Pastor, Pereira, O Pino, San Mamede and San Breixo de Ferreiros.[2]

On its path from Arzúa to Santiago de Compostela, The French Way of the Way of St. James in turn passes through the parroquias of Ferreiros, Cerceda, Arca, Pereira and Castrofeito.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ a b c "Localization". Concello de O Pino. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  3. ^ "The Way of St. James in O Pino". Concello de O Pino. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
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42°56′06″N 8°19′59″W / 42.935°N 8.333°W / 42.935; -8.333