Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | Vilaboa |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type3: | Province |
Subdivision Name3: | Pontevedra |
Subdivision Type4: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name4: | Pontevedra |
Leader Title: | Alcalde (Mayor) |
Leader Name: | César Poza González |
Population Total: | 6,033 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CET |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Website: | Official website |
Vilaboa is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Pontevedra. The town is located on the Atlantic Ocean, on San Simon's Cove (Ensenada de San Simon), and is a part of Ria de Vigo.
In 2023, the recorded population was 5,950.[1]
The Galician name Vilaboa comes from Latin VILAM BONAM, meaning "good ville".
Vilaboa is made up of 5 distinct parishes:[2]
The most popular festival in Vilaboa is Carnival, celebrated mostly in two of the parishes - San Adrián de Cobres and Santa Cristina.