Corcubión

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Corcubión (AGAL ortography: Corcubiom) is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Fisterra.

Corcubión
municipality
Coat of arms of Corcubión
Location of Corcubión within Galicia
Location of Corcubión within Galicia
Area
 • Total6.58 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,578
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.corcubion.info/en

It is located on the river with the same name.

View from the promenade

History

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Corcubión belonged to the county of Traba, but later passed into the hands of the Count of Altamira.

Linguistic status

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The local government of the municipality was the first public institution to officially use the AGAL norm[citation needed] of the Galician language according to the Reintegrationism ideas, as seen in its website, offering options for "Galician" (NOMIGa) and "Galician-Portuguese" (AGAL), as well as Spanish and English.

Demography

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References

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Official Website City Council of Corcubion

42°57′N 9°11′W / 42.950°N 9.183°W / 42.950; -9.183

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.