O Porriño
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 | |
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Coordinates: 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 | Alejandro Lorenzo (PP) |
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
The municipality is formed of eight parroquias (parishes)
- Atios (Santa Baia)
- Budiño, O Porriño (San Salvador)
- Cans (Santo Estevo)
- Chenlo (San Xoán)
- Mosende (San Diego)
- Pontellas (Santiago)
- O Porriño (Santa María)
- Torneiros (San Salvador)
Notable people
- 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
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- "Deadly train crash in north-west Spain". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
External links
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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