As Pontes de García Rodríguez
As Pontes de García Rodríguez | |
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Coordinates: 43°27′N 7°50′W / 43.450°N 7.833°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Galicia |
Province | A Coruña |
Comarca | Eume |
Government | |
• Mayor | Valentín González Formoso |
Area | |
• Total | 249.4 km2 (96.3 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 10,237 |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Demonym | Pontés/Pontesa |
Website | Official website |
As Pontes de García Rodríguez is a municipality in the Comarca of Eume in northwestern Spain in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is situated in the northwest of the province. It is the largest council in the province. It has a population of 11,139 inhabitants (INE, 2011). Sabela Ramil, who took part in the Spanish talent show Operación Triunfo, is a native of As Pontes.
Economy
The town's economy depends primarily on industry.
The town's main employer is the natural gas power plant run by Endesa. This plant is the largest in Spain and its chimney is the highest structure in the country at 365 meters and the second tallest tower in Europe. The municipality has numerous wind farms and the town itself has three industrial parks.
Nature and tourism
The "Fragas" of the River Eume Natural Park is home to a typical Atlantic Forest landscape. It was declared a Natural park in 1997.
Gallery
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Endesa coal power plant
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The Endesa chimney
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Amplexus or Bufo bufo in the "Fragas" of the River Eume Natural Park
Twin towns
Arroyo Naranjo, Cuba
Lesneven, France
Carmarthen, Wales
See also
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
Media related to As Pontes de García Rodríguez at Wikimedia Commons