Riós

Riós
municipality
Town hall.
Town hall.
Flag of Riós
Coat of arms of Riós
Location in Galicia
Location in Galicia
Riós is located in Spain
Riós
Riós
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 41°58′27″N 7°16′57″W / 41.97417°N 7.28250°W / 41.97417; -7.28250
Country Spain
Autonomous community Galicia
Province Ourense
ComarcaVerín
Government
 • MayorFrancisco Armando Veiga Romero (People's Party)
Area
 • Total94.1 km2 (36.3 sq mi)
Elevation
805 m (2,641 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total1,568
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.concelloderios.es/

Riós is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Verín. It has a population of 2032 (Spanish 2006 Census) and an area of 114 km².

See also

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Bibliography

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  • Xosé Lois Foxo. Cancioneiro das Terras do Riós, Vol. I. Diputación Provincial de Ourense, 2007.
  • R. Otero Pedrayo, Historia de Galiza, Ed. Nos, 1962
  • Xerardo Dasairas Valsa. Crónicas rexiomontanas, Mancomunidade de Concellos da Comarca de Monterrei, 1999
  • Xerardo Dasairas Valsa. O Entroido en Terras de Monterrrei. Edicións do Cumio, 1990.
  • Pedro González de Ulloa. Descripción de los Estados de la Casa de Monterrey en Galicia (1777). CEG, anexo IV 1950
  • Fernando Cabeza Quiles. Os Nomes de Lugar. Ed. Xerais, 1992

References

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  1. ^ "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.