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Comarca in Galicia, Spain
Ortegal
Comarca
FlagCoat of arms
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityGalicia
ProvinceA Coruña
CapitalOrtigueira
Municipalities List
Area
 • Total394.3 km (152.2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total11,466
 • Density29/km (75/sq mi)
Demonymorteguense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Ortegal is a comarca in the north of the Galician Province of A Coruña, Spain. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the Province of Lugo to the east, the comarca of O Eume to the south, and comarca of Ferrol to the west. It covers an area of 394.3 km, which accounts for 1.33% of all the land area in Galicia. The overall population of this region was 13,916 at the 2011 census; the latest official 2022 census was 11,466.

Municipalities

The comarca comprises the following four municipalities:

Name of
municipality 		Population
(2001) 		Population
(2011) 		Population
(2022)
Cariño 4,844 4,374 3,699
Cerdido 1,568 1,304 1,060
Mañón 1,870 1,541 1,287
Ortigueira 8,172 6,697 5,420
Totals 16,454 13,916 11,466
Punta de Estaca de Bares, the northernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, is located in the Mañón municipality of Ortegal.
Cariño
Cabo Ortegal

References

  1. Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  2. Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  3. Estimate at 1 January 2022: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  4. Census at 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  5. Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  6. Estimate at 1 January 2022: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
Comarcas of Galicia
A Coruña Flag of Galicia
Lugo
Ourense
Pontevedra
City Councils of the three Regions of Ferrolterra
Ferrol Ferrolterra
Eume
Ortegal

43°41′35″N 7°50′39″W / 43.69306°N 7.84417°W / 43.69306; -7.84417

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