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Ortigueira
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OrtigueiraLocation in Spain.Show map of Province of A CoruñaOrtigueiraOrtigueira (Galicia)Show map of GaliciaOrtigueiraOrtigueira (Spain)Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 43°40′59″N 7°51′00″W / 43.68306°N 7.85000°W / 43.68306; -7.85000
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Galicia
Province	A Coruña
Comarca	Ortegal
Government
• Mayor	Juan Penabad Muras
Area
• Total	209.60 km (80.93 sq mi)
Population
• Total	5,804
• Density	28/km (72/sq mi)
Demonym	Orteganos
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	Official website

Ortigueira is a seaport and municipality in the province of A Coruña the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Ortegal. It is located on the northern slope of the Serra da Faladoira, the river Mera and on the eastern shore of the Ria de Santa Marta—a winding, rock-bound and much indented inlet of the Bay of Biscay, between Capes Ortegal and Bares, the northernmost headlands of the Peninsula. The town is noted for its romantic surroundings and sea bathing opportunities.

Port of Espasante (Ortigueira)

The industries are fishing and farming. The harbour is well sheltered. Owing to its shallowness, large vessels cannot enter, but there is an important coasting trade, despite the dangerous character of the coast and the prevalence of fogs and gales.

Culture

Ortigueira is notable for hosting Ortigueira's Festival of Celtic World, a folk music festival dedicated to the Celtic nations.

See also

List of municipalities in A Coruña

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ortigueira". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 341.
3. Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Ortigueira" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.

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Ferrol	Ares Fene Ferrol Moeche Mugardos Narón Neda Cedeira San Sadurniño As Somozas Valdoviño
Eume	Cabanas A Capela Monfero Pontedeume As Pontes de García Rodríguez
Ortegal	Cariño Cerdido Mañón Ortigueira

v t e Ports and lighthouses under the Authority of Ferrol-San Cibrao
Port of San Cibrao with four Lighthouses Port of Alumina Espanola with six Lighthouses Roncadoira Point with one Lighthouse Ria and Port of Vivero with seven Lighthouses Port of O Barqueiro with five Lighthouses Estaca de Bares Point with one Lighthouse Santa Marta's Cove and the Ports of Espasante and Carino with four Lighthouses Candelaria Point with one Lighthouse Port of Cedeira with four Lighthouses A Frouxeira Point with one Lighthouse Cape Prior with two Lighthouses Ria of Ferrol and the Ports of Ferrol Outer-port, A Graña, Mugardos and Ferrol Inner-port with twenty three Lighthouses

v t e Municipalities of the province of A Coruña
Abegondo Ames Aranga Ares Arteixo Arzúa A Baña Bergondo Betanzos Boimorto Boiro Boqueixón Brión Cabana de Bergantiños Cabanas Camariñas Cambre A Capela Carballo Cariño Carnota Carral Cedeira Cee Cerceda Cerdido Coirós Corcubión Coristanco A Coruña Culleredo Curtis Dodro Dumbría Fene Ferrol Fisterra Frades Irixoa A Laracha Laxe Lousame Malpica de Bergantiños Mañón Mazaricos Melide Mesía Miño Moeche Monfero Mugardos Muros Muxía Narón Neda Negreira Noia Oleiros Ordes Oroso Ortigueira Outes Oza-Cesuras Paderne Padrón O Pino A Pobra do Caramiñal Ponteceso Pontedeume As Pontes de García Rodríguez Porto do Son Rianxo Ribeira Rois Sada San Sadurniño Santa Comba Santiago de Compostela Santiso Sobrado As Somozas Teo Toques Tordoia Touro Trazo Val do Dubra Valdoviño Vedra Vilarmaior Vilasantar Vimianzo Zas

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