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.
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| Location of the municipality of A Coruña within Galicia Location of the municipality of A Coruña within Galicia | |
| Coordinates: 43°21′54″N 8°24′36″W / 43.365°N 8.410°WCoordinates: 43°21′54″N 8°24′36″W / 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 |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
| Postcode | 15001-15011 |
| Website | www |
The city is the capital of A Coruña Province, and was the political capital of the Kingdom of Galicia.[1][2]
A Coruña Media
Sheet corresponding to A Coruña from the 2016 IGN's National Topographic Map of Spain
Compass rose representing the different Celtic peoples (near the Tower of Hercules)
- Castillo de San Antón, La Coruña, España, 2015-09-25, DD 60.jpg
- Battle of Corunna.jpg
Mosaic map to commemorate the Battle of Elviña. The yellow dot shows the location of the mosaic.
- Obelisco.004 - A Coruña.jpg
The Obelisk, dedicated to Don Aureliano Linares Rivas in 1895
- Vista de La Coruña, España, 2015-09-25, DD 119-122 PAN.JPG
Panoramic view of the city from St Peter's Mountain.
- Torre de Hércules - DivesGallaecia2012-62.jpg
Celtic King Breogan in A Coruña
- Area metropolitana coruna.jpg
Mapa del Área metropolitana de La Coruña, España.
- Paseo Dársena, La Coruña, España, 2015-09-24, DD 33-35 PAN.JPG
Galerías in A Coruña
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.
Other websites
Media related to A Coruña at Wikimedia Commons
A Coruña travel guide from Wikivoyage
