Arteixo

Arteixo
Arteixo
municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Arteixo within Galicia
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	A Coruña
Comarca	A Coruña
Parroquias	Armentón, Arteixo, Barrañán, Chamín, Lañas, Larín, Loureda, Monteagudo, Morás, Oseiro, Pastoriza, Sorrizo, Suevos
Government
• Alcalde (Mayor)	Carlos Calvelo Martínez (PP)
Area
• Total	93.76 km2 (36.20 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	31,005 (INE)
• Density	317.43/km2 (822.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CET)
Website	www.arteixo.es; www.arteixoatlantico.com/en

Arteixo (Galician pronunciation: [aɾˈtejʃo], is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. Its area is 93.76 km² and its population is 31,005 (2013). 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 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.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1877	8,208	—
1887	8,165	−0.5%
1900	10,160	+24.4%
1910	10,397	+2.3%
1920	10,024	−3.6%
1930	10,127	+1.0%
1940	10,879	+7.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1950	10,722	−1.4%
1960	11,285	+5.3%
1970	12,380	+9.7%
1980	15,448	+24.8%
1990	17,931	+16.1%
2000	23,306	+30.0%
2010	30,630	+31.4%

Source: From: INE Archiv

Geography

It is drained by rivers Seixedo and Arteixo.

References

^ "Inditex Group - Contact". Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[1] "Inditex Group - Contact". Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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