Outeiro de Rei | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Lugo |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Lugo |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 27730 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | José Pardo Lombao |
Leader Party: | PP |
Outeiro de Rei is a municipality located in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Lugo. In 2016, it had a population of 5047 according to the INE.
The Galician word outeiro is derived from Latin altarium, meaning a high or elevated territory.[1] De Rei means "of the king" in Galician, and can be found as a suffix in multiple other toponyms of Galicia.