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 an area of 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi), 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.
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 |
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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