Ferrol (comarca) explained

Ferrol
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Comarca
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Galicia
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:A Coruña
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Ferrol
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts Style:list
P1:Ares, Cedeira, Fene, Ferrol, Moeche, Mugardos, Narón, Neda, As Somozas, San Sadurniño, Valdoviño
Area Total Km2:613.4
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:153776
Population As Of:2018
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Ferrolanos
Blank Name Sec1:Largest municipality
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code Type:Dialing code

Ferrol is a coastal comarca in the northwest of the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It is also known as Ferrolterra. The area is 613.4 km2, and the overall population of this comarca was 161,154 at the 2011 Census;[2] the latest official estimate (at the start of 2018) was 153,776.[3]

Municipalities

It is composed of 11 municipalities, two of which are considered cities (Ferrol and Narón).

Six municipalities (Ferrol, Ares, Fene, Mugardos, Narón and Neda) provide the urban division of the comarca as they form the urban area located around Ferrol Bay. These towns are very dependent on Ferrol and Narón and are closely connected between themselves.

The more rural zone to the east and north consists of Valdoviño, Moeche, Somozas and San Sadurniño municipalities. Finally the area of Cedeira, which forms a small zone by itself along the north coast, has much in common with the Ortegal Comarca to its east.

Name of
municipality
Population
(2001)[4]
Population
(2011)[5]
Population
(2018)[6]
Ferrol77,95071,69066,799
Ares5,0035,7745,671
Fene14,49613,80713,013
Mugardos5,7185,4725,307
Narón32,20439,07439,115
Mugardos5,7185,4725,307
Total Urban141,089141,289135,212
Valdoviño6,8056,8736,613
Moeche1,4891,3581,226
Somozas1,3961,2811,103
San Sadurniño3,2203,0852,828
Cedeira7,5007,2686,794
Total Rural20,41019,86518,564
Total Combined161,499161,154153,776

References

43.5233°N -8.1228°W

Notes and References

  1. Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  2. Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  3. Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  4. Census at 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  5. Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  6. Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.