Nigrán | |
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Municipality | |
Casa do Concello, the City Hall | |
FlagCoat of arms | |
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Coordinates: 42°8′31″N 8°48′20″W / 42.14194°N 8.80556°W / 42.14194; -8.80556 | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Galicia |
Province | Pontevedra |
Comarca | Vigo |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Juan González Pérez (PSdeG–PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 34.9 km (13.5 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,723 |
• Density | 510/km (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CET) |
Website | www |
Nigrán (Spanish pronunciation: [niˈɣɾan], Galician: [niˈɣɾaŋ]) is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo and the Vigo metropolitan area. Nigrán has a surface of 35 km2, with a population of approximately 18,000 people divided into seven parishes: Nigrán, Panxón, San Pedro, Parada, Camos, Chandebrito and Priegue. Nigran's population practically triples in the summer months. It is on the Atlantic coast of Spain and is considered a summer destination for tourists due to its beaches and mild summer weather.
Notable people
- Brays Efe - Galician actor and television personality
- Iván Ferreiro - Galician singer-songwriter
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- "Ven a Nigrán". Turismo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
External links
- Concello de Nigrán
- Information on Nigrán
- Official website
- Photographs of Nigrán
- Photographs of Puerto de Panxón
- Nigrán Public Library
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