A Coruña
A Coruña is a city on the north coast of Spain. It is a municipality of Galicia, Spain, and the second-largest city in Galicia. It is the 17th largest city in Spain.
A Coruña | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): A Cidade de Cristal (The Glass City) | |
| Motto(s): A Coruña, a cidade onde ninguén é forasteiro (A Coruña, the city where nobody is an outsider | |
 Location of the municipality of A Coruña within Galicia | |
  A Coruña Location of A Coruña within Spain  A Coruña A Coruña (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 43.365°N 8.410°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Galicia |
| Province | A Coruña |
| Comarca | A Coruña |
| Parishes | A Coruña, Elviña, Oza, San Cristovo das Viñas, Visma |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council |
| • Body | Council of A Coruña |
| • Mayor | Xulio Ferreiro (Marea Atlántica) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 37.83 km2 (14.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)INE | |
| • Municipality | 246,056 |
| • Density | 6,613/km2 (17,130/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 419,800 |
| Demonym(s) | Corunnan coruñés, -esa (es / gl) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
| Postcode | 15001-15011 |
| Area code(s) | +34 981 |
| Website | www |
The city is the capital of A Coruña Province, and was the political capital of the Kingdom of Galicia.[1][2]
References
- "La Coruña, capital militar y administrativa del Reino..." de Artaza, Manuel María (1998). Rey, reino y representacion: la Junta General del Reino de Galicia (1599–1834. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. p. 71. ISBN 978-84-00-07779-2.
- "The city of Corunna, Armory, Capital, and Head of the Kingdom of Galicia..." (1748), in Vigo Trasancos, Alfredo (1998). "El capitan general Pedro Martin Cermeno y el Reino de Galicia". Semata Ciencias Socias e Humanidades. University Santiago de Compostela. 10: 177. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
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