Alfoz

Alfoz (Galician pronunciation: [alˈfɔθ]) is a municipality in the Spanish Galician province of Lugo. It is in the region of A Mariña Central. It borders the municipalities of Foz, Mondoñedo, Abadín and O Valadouro.

This article is about the municipality in Galicia. For the medieval type of rural development, see Alfoz (territory).

Pardo de Cela Castle in Alfoz
Location of Alfoz
Coat of arms

The population in 2008 was 2,133 people according to the municipal register of inhabitants. Alfoz is the antipodes of the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Parishes
  • Adelán (Santiago)
  • Bacoi (Santa María)
  • Carballido (San Sebastián)
  • O Castro de Ouro (San Salvador)
  • Lagoa (San Vicente)

Celebrities
  • Juan Carlos Mandía
  • Paula Lorenzo Geada
  • Hipólito Geada Pena


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