Ortegal

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 sq.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;[2] the latest official estimate (as at the start of 2018) was 12,238.[3]

Ortegal
Comarca
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CountrySpain
Autonomous communityGalicia
ProvinceA Coruña
CapitalOrtigueira
Municipalities
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Area
 • Total394.3 km2 (152.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total12,238
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Demonymorteguense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Municipalities

The comarca comprises the following four municipalities:

Name of
municipality		 Population
(2001)[4]		 Population
(2011)[5]		 Population
(2018)[6]
Cariño 4,844 4,374 3,945
Cerdido 1,568 1,304 1,126
Mañón 1,870 1,541 1,363
Ortigueira 8,172 6,697 5,804
Totals 16,454 13,916 12,238
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 2018: 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 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.

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