Vigo

Summary

Vigo is a municipality of Galicia^[1]. Vigo ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_galicia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,272 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vigo is located in Pontevedra Province^[3].
• Vigo is in the country of Spain^[4].
• Vigo is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Vigo is on the body of water Ría de Vigo^[6].
• Vigo's head of government is recorded as Abel Caballero^[7].
• Vigo's instance of is recorded as municipality of Galicia^[8].
• Vigo's capital is recorded as Vigo City^[9].
• Vigo's shares border with is recorded as Nigrán^[10].
• Vigo's shares border with is recorded as Vigo^[11].
• Vigo's shares border with is recorded as O Porriño^[12].
• Vigo's shares border with is recorded as Mos^[13].
• Vigo's shares border with is recorded as Redondela^[14].
• Vigo's flag is recorded as Q20545826^[15].
• Vigo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Caracas^[16].
• Vigo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Buenos Aires^[17].
• Vigo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Narsaq^[18].
• Vigo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Victoria de Durango^[19].
• Vigo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lorient^[20].
• Vigo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Porto^[21].
• Vigo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Las Palmas de Gran Canaria^[22].
• Vigo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Celaya^[23].
• Vigo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Qingdao^[24].
• Vigo's coat of arms is recorded as Q5838385^[25].
• Vigo's postal code is recorded as 36201–36216^[26].
• Vigo is part of Q107553281^[27].

Body

Geography

Vigo is in the country of Spain^[4]. Vigo is located in Pontevedra Province^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Atlantic Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28] and Ría de Vigo^[6], a ria^[29], in Spain^[30]. Vigo is part of Q107553281^[27].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+296479'}^[31], {'amount': '+297355'}^[32], {'amount': '+297241'}^[33], {'amount': '+297124'}^[34], {'amount': '+297332'}^[35], and {'amount': '+295703'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Vigo's instance of is recorded as municipality of Galicia^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Vigo include Vigo-Peinador Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Spain^[39], founded in 1954^[40] and 127870 Vigo^[41], an asteroid^[42].

Why It Matters

Vigo ranks in the top 1% of municipality_of_galicia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,272 views/month).^[2] Vigo has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Vigo is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Vigo include Vigo-Peinador Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Spain^[39], founded in 1954^[40] and 127870 Vigo^[41], an asteroid^[42].