Pontevedra (province)
Pontevedra is a
province of northwestern
Spain, in the southwestern part of the
autonomous community of
Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of
A Coruña,
Lugo, and
Ourense, and by
Portugal and the
Atlantic Ocean.
Its population is 919,934 (2002), of which no more than 8% live in the capital, Pontevedra. Unusually, the largest city is not the capital, but the city of Vigo. There are 62 municipalities in the province; see List of municipalities in Pontevedra.
The province shares the Parque Nacional de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia with A Coruña province.
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