Pontevedra

Summary

Pontevedra is a municipality of Galicia^[1]. Pontevedra ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_galicia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,735 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pontevedra is located in Pontevedra Province^[3].
• Pontevedra is in the country of Spain^[4].
• Pontevedra is on the body of water Ría de Pontevedra^[5].
• Pontevedra is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[6].
• Pontevedra is on the body of water Lérez River^[7].
• Pontevedra's head of government is recorded as Miguel Anxo Fernández Lores^[8].
• Pontevedra's instance of is recorded as municipality of Galicia^[9].
• Pontevedra's instance of is recorded as carfree city^[10].
• Pontevedra's capital is recorded as Pontevedra city^[11].
• Pontevedra's shares border with is recorded as Barro^[12].
• Pontevedra's shares border with is recorded as Poio^[13].
• Pontevedra's shares border with is recorded as Moraña^[14].
• Pontevedra's shares border with is recorded as Campo Lameiro^[15].
• Pontevedra's shares border with is recorded as Cerdedo-Cotobade^[16].
• Pontevedra's shares border with is recorded as Ponte Caldelas^[17].
• Pontevedra's shares border with is recorded as Soutomaior^[18].
• Pontevedra's shares border with is recorded as Vilaboa^[19].
• Pontevedra's shares border with is recorded as Marín^[20].
• Pontevedra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lérez^[21].
• Pontevedra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lourizán^[22].
• Pontevedra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mourente^[23].
• Pontevedra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Salcedo^[24].
• Pontevedra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Old town of Pontevedra^[25].
• Pontevedra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Campolongo^[26].
• Pontevedra's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as O Burgo^[27].

Body

Geography

Pontevedra is in the country of Spain^[4]. Pontevedra is located in Pontevedra Province^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Ría de Pontevedra^[5], a ria^[28], in Spain^[29]; Atlantic Ocean^[6], an ocean^[30]; and Lérez River^[7], a river^[31], in Spain^[32]. Part of include Q107553278^[33] and Q107553279^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+82934'}^[35], {'amount': '+82684'}^[36], {'amount': '+82400'}^[37], {'amount': '+81981'}^[38], {'amount': '+81576'}^[39], and {'amount': '+80749'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include municipality of Galicia^[9] and carfree city^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pontevedra include Ponte Vedra Beach^[41], a town^[42], in United States^[43].

Why It Matters

Pontevedra ranks in the top 2% of municipality_of_galicia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,735 views/month).^[2] Pontevedra has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Pontevedra is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Pontevedra include Ponte Vedra Beach^[41], a town^[42], in United States^[43].