Pontevedra

city and municipality in north-west Spain capital of Pontevedra province and the Rias Baixas
Place municipality_of_galicia Q12411
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Pontevedra

Summary

Pontevedra is a municipality of Galicia[1]. Pontevedra has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 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 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Pontevedra is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población (20240402 edition). wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Houses of the municipalities of Galicia. wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Nomenclátor Geográfico de Municipios y Entidades de Población (20240402 edition). wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . wikidata.org.
  24. [6] . wikidata.org.
  25. [7] . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . Register of Local Entities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . Register of Local Entities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . Municipal Register of Spain 2013. wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . Municipal Register of Spain 2012. wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . Municipal Register of Spain 2011. wikidata.org.
  31. [38] . Municipal Register of Spain 2010. wikidata.org.
  32. [39] . Municipal Register of Spain 2009. wikidata.org.
  33. [40] . Municipal Register of Spain 2008. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people who died here Category:Deaths in Pontevedra
    Coordinate location {'lat': 42.433611111111, 'lon': -8.6475}
    Category for people born here Category:Births in Pontevedra
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