A Baña is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

province of A Coruña The province of A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical en, link=no, Corunna) is the northwesternmost province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of Galicia. This province is surrounded by the A ...

in the

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of Galicia in northwestern

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. It is 52 kilometers from the provincial capital of

A Coruña A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and s ...

. It has an area of 98.63 km², a population of 4,888 (2004 estimate), and a population density of 49.56 people/km²

Demographics

Vesía

Vesía is a town situated near the centre of the A Baña municipality, in the

province. It is part of the

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

of San Vicente, the capital of the municipality. Vesía is at an altitude of 317.6 meters above sea level, and stands at an incline of 20.89%. Vesía has a population of around 40 people, the majority of whom are between 65 and 80 years old as the area has suffered youth emigration.

References

Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña {{galicia-geo-stub