Lalín
Lalín is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the north of the province of Pontevedra. It's the capital of the region of the Deza.
Lalín | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lalín | |
  Lalín Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′N 8°7′W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Galicia |
| Province | Pontevedra |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | José Crespo (PPdeG) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 326.83 km2 (126.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 20,103 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Lalinense |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 36500 |
| Website | www |
The town has a population of 20,158 inhabitants (2014).[2] The surface of the municipality is 326.8 km2, being the biggest municipality in the province of Pontevedra and the fourth of Galicia, with a population density of 63.85 inhabitants/km2.
Located in the North-East of the province of Pontevedra; being bordered by Silleda and Vila de Cruces to the North-West, Forcarei to the West, Agolada and Rodeiro to the North-East, Dozón to the South-East and O Irixo to the South, all of them being part of the region of Deza, except O Irixo.
It is also the setting for the webcomic Lalin's Curse.
References
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- http://www.ige.eu/igebdt/esq.jsp?paxina=002003001&c=-1&ruta=fichas%2Fbdmunicipal_tablas.jsp%3FESP%3D36024 Censo Lalín 2007
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