Nigrán
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Nigrán | |
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 Casa do Concello, the City Hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Nigrán Location in Spain  Nigrán Nigrán (Galicia)  Nigrán Nigrán (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°8′31″N 8°48′20″W / 42.14194°N 8.80556°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Galicia |
| Province | Pontevedra |
| Comarca | Vigo |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Juan González Pérez (PSdeG–PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.9 km2 (13.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 17,723 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (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.[2] 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
[edit]- Brays Efe - Galician actor and television personality
- Iván Ferreiro - Galician singer-songwriter
References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Ven a Nigrán". Turismo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
External links
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- Concello de Nigrán
- Information on Nigrán
- Official website
- Photographs of Nigrán
- Photographs of Puerto de Panxón
- Nigrán Public Library
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