Arteixo
| Concello de Arteixo | |||
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| Parroquias | Armentón, Arteixo, Barrañán, Chamín, Lañas, Larín, Loureda, Monteagudo, Morás, Oseiro, Pastoriza, Sorrizo & Suevos | ||
| Government | |||
| • Alcalde (Mayor) | Carlos Calvelo | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 93.76 km2 (36.20 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 29.762 (INE) | ||
| • Density | 317.43/km2 (822.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CET (UTC+2) | ||
| Website | Official Tourism Page Concello de Arteixo | ||
Arteixo (Galician pronunciation: [aɾˈtejʃo], Spanish: Arteijo) is a municipality of Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Its area is 93.76 km² and its population is 29,762 (Jan 2009). Its population density is 317.43 people/km².
It is an industrial town that belongs to A Coruña metropolitan area.
Notable landmarks are a Repsol YPF refinery -with its associated industry- and the corporate headquarters of Inditex which is better known for its worldwide chain of clothing stores, Zara.[1]
It also has tungsten, titanium and tin mines.
As of 2007, the Outer Harbour of A Coruña is being built here, in the Punta Langosteira Peninsula, to replace the busy harbour that is now in the city center. The construction is planned to finish in 2012.
[edit] Demographics
| Population change of the municipality from 1991 to 2009 | |||||
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| 2009 | 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 |
| 29,762 | 27,713 | 25,295 | 23,306 | 20,898 | 17,931 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Inditex Group - Contact". http://www.inditex.com/en/contact. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
43° 18' 16.23" N 8° 30' 40.99" W Coordinates: 43°18′16″N 8°30′41″W / 43.30444°N 8.51139°W
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