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Vigo (Galician:, locally; Spanish: ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the Ria de Vigo, the southernmost of the Rías Baixas.
Vigo is a comarca in the Galician province of Pontevedra, Spain. It covers an area of 613.4 km 2 , centred on the city of Vigo, and the overall population of this comarca was 423,825 at the 2011 Census; [ 2 ] the latest official estimate (for the start of 2019) was 424,765.
Today, Galicia is a producer and manufacturer of several goods, including automobiles, ships, fashion garments and timber. Vigo produces 17% of all the automobiles manufactured in Spain. The port of Vigo is also important for shipping and seafood exports. Galician productivity of timber stands at 207.95 m3/k2. [1
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.
Galicia (/ ɡ ə ˈ l ɪ ʃ (i) ə / gə-LISH-(ee-)ə; [4] Galician: Galicia [ɡaˈliθjɐ] ⓘ (officially) or Galiza [ɡaˈliθɐ] ⓘ; [a] [b] Spanish: Galicia [ɡaˈliθja]) is an autonomous community of Spain and historic nationality under Spanish law. [5] Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of A Coruña ...
Vigo Metropolitan Area located in Galicia (Spain) is formed by the city of Vigo and the surrounding municipalities of Baiona, Cangas, Fornelos de Montes, Gondomar, Moaña, Mos, Nigrán, O Porriño, Pazos de Borbén, Redondela, Salceda de Caselas, Salvaterra de Miño and Soutomaior.
A seagull surveys the Ria de Vigo. The Ría de Vigo is the southernmost of the Rias Baixas. [1] Within the overall ria there are two separate areas: the San Simón Inlet and the Ria of Bayona. [1] The main river to join with the Ría de Vigo is the Verdugo. Out to sea, the Cies Islands are associated with the ría.
The Fortress of El Castro is a fortification located in Vigo, Spain built in 1665 by the Spanish Empire in the province of Pontevedra during the Portuguese Restoration War to defend the region from potential attacks by English forces.