Lalín
Lalín is a municipality in the north of the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is the capital of the comarca of O Deza. The town has a population of 20,158 inhabitants (2014).
Lalín
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Lalín is a municipality in the north of the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is the capital of the comarca of O Deza. The town has a population of 20,158 inhabitants (2014).
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The surface of the municipality is 326.8 km 2, being the biggest municipality in the province of Pontevedra and the fourth of Galicia, with a population density of 63.85 inhabitants/km 2. Located in the northeast of the province of Pontevedra; being bordered by Silleda and Vila de Cruces to the northwest, Forcarei to the west, Agolada and Rodeiro to the northeast, Dozón to the southeast and O Irixo to the south, all of them being part of the region of Deza, except Forcarei and O Irixo.
Fragment 0153c4 of the National Topographic Map of Spain in 2013 at a scale of 1:25000 printed and scanned with a resolution of 250 ppi. It shows Soutelo de Montes.
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Fragment 0153c2 of the National Topographic Map of Spain in 2013 at a scale of 1:25000 printed and scanned with a resolution of 250 ppi. It shows Forcarei.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Lalín • Type — Municipality • Subdivision Type1 — Country • Subdivision Name1 — Spain • Subdivision Type2 — Autonomous community • Subdivision Name2 — Galicia • Subdivision Type3 — Province • Subdivision Name3 — Pontevedra • Subdivision Type4 — Comarca • Subdivision Name4 — O Deza • Area Total Km2 — 326.83 • Population Demonym — Lalinense • Population Density Km2 — auto • Custom Label Sec1 — Official language(s) • Time Zone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 36500 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Leader Title — Alcalde • Leader Name — José Crespo • Leader Party — PPdeG • Website — www.lalin.gal
Twin towns – Sister cities
Twin towns – Sister cities
Lalín is twinned with: • Cabeceiras de Basto, Portugal • Lalinde, France • Linden, Germany • Linden (Cuijk), Netherlands • Lubbeek, Belgium • Sankt Georgen am Walde, Austria
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