Official Name: | Ares |
Settlement Type: | City council |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Coordinates: | 43.4278°N -8.2417°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Galicia |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | A Coruña |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Ferrol |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain. |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Julio Ignacio Iglesias Redondo |
Area Total Km2: | 18.51 |
Population Demonym: | Aresanos |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Ares is a municipality in the autonomous community of Galicia in province of A Coruña in northwestern Spain. It is located in the comarca of Ferrol. It spans the coastal strip running from the entrance of the estuary of the Ferrol river to the port of Redes.
Once a year, Ares celebrates the Corpus Christi.
The economy is based on fishing, tourism and agriculture.