Vilagarcía de Arousa

Vilagarcía de Arousa
Vilagarcía de Arousa; Villagarcía de Arosa
	— Municipality —
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Situation of Vilagarcía de Arousa within Galicia
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Galicia
Province	Pontevedra
Comarca	O Salnés
Parroquia	List San Roque; San José; A Escardia; Espiñeira; Os Durans; Castro; A Baldosa; Centro; A Maroma; As Bocas; Cornazo de Abaixo; A Xunqueira; Vilaboa; A Laxe; A Coca; O Piñeiriño;
	Government
• Type	Concello
• Mayor	Dolores García Giménez (PSdeG)
	Area
• Total	47.14 km2 (18.2 sq mi)
	Population (2007)INE
• Total	36,519
• Density	762.71/km2 (1,975.4/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (GMT +1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (GMT +2) (UTC)
Post code	36600
Patron saints	San Roque (16 August)
Website	http://www.ivilagarcia.com/

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

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