As Pontes de García Rodríguez is a municipality in the Comarca of

Eume O Eume is a comarca in the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. Its capital is the municipality of Pontedeume. It contains five municipalities and 24,629 inhabitantsINE 2018 in an area of 538.7 km2. Municipalities The five municipalities ...

in northwestern

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in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia. It is situated in the northwest of the province. It is the largest council in the province. It has a population of 11,139 inhabitants (INE, 2011). The most famous person proceeding from As Pontes is Sabela Ramil, who rose to fame after taking part in the Spanish talent show

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Economy

The town's economy depends primarily on industry. The town's main employer is the natural gas power plant run by Endesa. This plant is the largest in Spain and its

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is the highest structure in the country at 365 meters and the second tallest tower in Europe. The municipality has numerous wind farms and the town itself has three industrial parks.

Nature and tourism

The "Fragas" of the River Eume Natural Park The Fragas do Eume is a natural park situated in north-west Spain. ''Fraga'' is a Galician word for "natural woodland", (old-growth forest) and the park is an example of a temperate rainforest in which oak (''Quercus robur'' and ''Quercus pyren ...

is home to a typical

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landscape. It was declared a Natural park in 1997.

Gallery

File:Central térmica As Pontes Gª Rodriguez, Galicia (Spain).jpg, Endesa coal power plant File:Endesa-Termic.jpg, The Endesa chimney File:Rio Eume. Fragas do Eume. Galicia (Spain).jpg,

Fragas do Eume The Fragas do Eume is a natural park situated in north-west Spain. ''Fraga'' is a Galician word for "natural woodland", (old-growth forest) and the park is an example of a temperate rainforest in which oak (''Quercus robur'' and ''Quercus pyren ...

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the "Fragas" of the River Eume Natural Park The Fragas do Eume is a natural park situated in north-west Spain. ''Fraga'' is a Galician word for "natural woodland", (old-growth forest) and the park is an example of a temperate rainforest in which oak (''Quercus robur'' and ''Quercus pyren ...

Twin towns

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, Cuba * Lesneven, France * Carmarthen,

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