Vilagarcía de Arousa

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Location

Location of Vilagarcía de Arousa

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General information

Native name

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Spanish name

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Postal code

36600

Website

http://www.ivilagarcia.com/

Administration

Country

Spain

Autonomous Community

Galicia

Province

Pontevedra

Comarca

O Salnés

Mayor

[[Dolores García Giménez. political_party = PSdeG]] ({{{political_party}}})

Geography

Land Area

47,14 km²

Altitude

0 m AMSL

Population

Population

36.519 (2007)

Density

762,71 hab./km² (2007)

Vilagarcía de Arousa is a port town situated on the firth of Arousa (Ría de Arousa) in Galicia, 45km south of Santiago de Compostela. Vilagarcía has a population of almost 37,000 inhabitants, so it is the eighth town in Galicia.

The present site of Vilagarcia has been occupied since prehistoric times.

Official Vilagarcía de Arousa website

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