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O Porriño is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo.
O Porriño | |
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 O Porriño train station (February 2011) | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality of O Porriño within Galicia | |
  O Porriño | |
| Coordinates: 42°10′00″N 8°37′00″W / 42.16666°N 8.61666°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Galicia |
| Province | Pontevedra |
| Comarca | Vigo |
| Parrishes | Atios, Budiño, Cans, Chenlo, Mosende, Pontellas, Porriño, Torneiros |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Concello do Porriño |
| • Mayor | Eva De La Torre (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 62 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,740 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | porriñés, -a |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
| Post code | 36400 |
| Area code | +34 986 |
| Website | Official website |
As an industrial town in the Vigo metropolitan area, it has an important economic significance. One of its main industries is granite production; the variety of granite produced in O Porriño is known as Rosa Porriño ("Porriño Pink"), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to Italy, Japan and China.
On 9 September 2016, a Portuguese train travelling from Vigo to Porto derailed near O Porriño railway station, killing the driver and at least three other people on board.[2]
Parroquias edit
The municipality is formed of eight parroquias (parishes)
Notable people edit
- Antonio Palacios - Architect known for his use of granite on his works, such as the Cybele Palace in Madrid, the Garcia Barbon Theatre in Vigo, O Porriño's town hall, etc. (1872–1945)
- Claudio Giráldez - Retired footballer and head coach of RC Celta Fortuna.
- Andrea Pérez Alonso - Sporting Lisboa basketball player.
References edit
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Deadly train crash in north-west Spain". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
External links edit
Media related to O Porriño at Wikimedia Commons- Porriño - Tourism Rias Baixas
- Councillorship for Culture of O Porriño
- Culture web of O Porriño
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