Pontevedra (province)

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**Provincia de Pontevedra**

Capital	Pontevedra
Area	4.495 km²
Population	943,117
Population	209.81/km²
municipalities	62
Name of the Inhabitants	Pontevedrés, Pontevedresa

Pontevedra province

Pontevedra is a province in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, and Ourense, and by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.

Much of the Rías Baixas Denominación de Origen (DO) is located in the province. The province similarly shares the Parque Nacional das Illas Atlánticas de Galicia national park with neighbouring A Coruña province.

The population of the province is 943,117 (2006), of which no more than 8% live in the capital, the city of Pontevedra. Pontevedra is cut in two parts by the Lérez River. Most of the major tourist attractions in Pontevedra are to the south of the river. Pontevedra features many historical buildings, monuments, and churches. The province's capital is not its largest city, which is instead the port of Vigo with a population of 300,000. In addition, there are 62 municipalities in the province.

Population evolution: Pontevedra (province) - from 1900 to 2004 -
1900	1930	1950	1981	2004
457.262	568.011	671.609	859.897	930.931
Sources: INE and IGE

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Galician wine

Pontevedra Province Population c. 1900
District	population
City of Vigo	23,259
City of Pontevedra	22,330
Towns, Villages and Hamlets	411,673
All the Province (Total):	457,262
(Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911) [1]