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Fene
Municipality
Coat of arms of FeneCoat of arms
Fene is located in SpainFeneFeneLocation in Spain.
Coordinates: 43°28′N 8°10′W / 43.467°N 8.167°W / 43.467; -8.167
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityGalicia
ProvinceA Coruña
ComarcaFerrol
Government
 • MayorJuventino Trigo Rey (BNG, Galician Nationalist Bloc)
Area
 • Total26.29 km (10.15 sq mi)
Population
 • Total13,013
 • Density490/km (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Fene (Galician pronunciation: [ˈfenɪ]) is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is located to the northeast of Galicia on the Ria of Ferrol.

Economy

The Navantia Shipyards and services in the parts which are nearer Ferrol, the rest of the borough devotes itself to farming, agriculture and fishing.

In the late 1960s the gantry crane of the shipyards of Astilleros y Talleres del Noroeste (ASTANO) in Ferrolterra was the largest in Europe.

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
City Councils of the three Regions of Ferrolterra
Ferrol Ferrolterra
Eume
Ortegal
Ancient lands of the Counts of Andrade and Vilalba in the 14th century
Ports and lighthouses under the Authority of Ferrol-San Cibrao
Most Northwestern Rias of Galicia
Municipalities of the province of A Coruña
Flag of Galicia


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