Muros, A Coruña Explained

Muros
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Pushpin Map:	Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Spain
Subdivision Type1:	Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	A Coruña
Subdivision Type3:	Comarca
Subdivision Name3:	Muros
Population Demonym:	Muradán/muradá
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1
Timezone Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+2
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	15250
Area Code Type:	Dialing code
Leader Title:	Alcalde
Leader Name:	María Lago Lestón
Leader Party:	Galician Nationalist Bloc

Muros is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is located in the comarca of Muros. It has a population of 10156 (Spanish 2001 Census) and an area of 73 km².

The town of Muros is an old harbour town whose traditional economy is based on fishing.

In the parish of Louro there are petroglyphs, as well as the Via Crucis, the monastery of San Francisco, and about 20 beaches.

Demography

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From:INE Archiv

External links

• Photo gallery of Muros and its surroundings.

42.7667°N -14°W