Vigo
Vigo (Galician: [ˈbiɣʊ], Spanish: [ˈbiɣo] ⓘ, locally [ˈbiħʊ]) is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the Ria de Vigo, the southernmost of the Rías Baixas. It is the capital of the comarca of Vigo.
Vigo | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Olive City | |
Location of Vigo | |
Vigo Vigo | |
| Coordinates: 42.231356°N 8.712447°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Galicia |
| Province | Pontevedra |
| Comarca | Vigo |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ayuntamiento |
| • Body | Concello de Vigo |
| • Mayor | Abel Caballero (PSdeG-PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 109.1 km2 (42.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Municipality | 293,642 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 481,268 |
| Demonym(s) | Vigoan vigués (m), viguesa (f) olívico (m), olívica (f) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €20.125 billion (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 36200-36392 |
| Area code | +34 986 |
| Website | hoxe |
The municipality, with an area of 109.06 km2 (42.11 sq mi) and a population of 292,374 in 2022 including rural parishes, is the most populous municipality in Galicia. The area of the municipality includes the Cíes Islands, part of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park.
Vigo is one of the region's primary economic agents, owing to the French Stellantis Vigo Plant and to its port. Close to the Portugal–Spain border, Vigo is part of the Galicia–North Portugal Euroregion. The European Fisheries Control Agency is headquartered in Vigo.