Cangas, also known as Cangas do Morrazo, is a

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in southwestern Galicia, Spain. It is both a town and municipality in the province of

Pontevedra Pontevedra (, ) is a Spanish city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the ''Comarca'' (County) and Province of Pontevedra, and of the Rías Baixas in Galicia. It is also the capital of its own municipality whi ...

. Its area is about 38,1 km² and has a population of around 26,087 inhabitants. Plano da vila de Cangas

Government

The municipality of Cangas is administered by a mayor-council government, the Concello de Cangas, which meets in the Casa do Concello on Avenida Castelao. After the local elections of 2015 the municipality is governed by a coalition of

Cangas Left Alternative Cangas Left Alternative (''Alternativa Canguesa de Esquerda'' in Galician language; ACE) is a coalition of 3 political parties and various independents in the municipality of Cangas, Pontevedra. History In the municipal elections of May 27, 200 ...

(coalition of United Left and the FPG), the

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and Assembly for Unity (ASpUN).

Geography

Parishes

The municipality of Cangas is divided into six parishes: * Aldán (San Cibrán) * Cangas (Santiago) * Coiro (San Salvador) * Darbo (Santa María de Afuera) * O Hío (San Andrés)

Culture

Religious

Each parish has its own religious festival which honours the patron saint of the parish and smaller, minor festivals dedicated to the patron saints of local chapels. These celebrations both start and end with the firing of fireworks followed by a religious service. ; Cangas * Fiestas del Cristo del Consuelo, Last Sunday of August. ; Darbo * Fiestas de San Blas, 3 February * Fiestas de Santa Marta, Last Saturday of July * Fiestas de San Pedro, End of June * Romería de San Roque, 3rd week of August * Romería de Darbo, 6,7,8 and 9 September. ; Coiro * Fiestas del Espíritu Santo, Pentecost * Fiestas de Santo Domingo, Start of August * Fiestas de San Salvador, 6 & 7 August * Fiestas de San Cosme, 26 September * Fiestas ''do muiño'', 1st Sunday of May. ; Aldán * Fiestas de San Amaro, Mid-January * Fiestas de Santa Mariña, 18 July * Fiestas del Carmen, Last weekend of July ; Hío * Fiestas del Cristo d e la Luz, 1st Sunday of July * Fiestas de Santiago de Donón, 25 July * Fiestas de San Lorenzo, 10 August * Fiestas de San Andrés, 30 November * Fiesta del Aguardiente, Weekend prior to the Fiestas del Cristo de la Luz.

Twin towns

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Notable people

* María Soliño, alleged witch *

Xohán de Cangas Johan de Cangas (or ''Xohan de Cangas'' in an anachronistically modernized Galician form) was a ''jograr'' or non-noble troubadour, probably active during the thirteenth century. He seems to have been from—or associated with – Cangas do Morrazo, ...

, troubador *

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, painter, sculptor and graphic artist (1913-1986) * Bernardino Graña, writer (1932-) * Suso Soliño, handball player (1975-) * Carlos Pérez, canoer (1979-) *

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, canoer (1982-) * Teresa Portela, canoer (1982-) *Solange Pereira, athlete (1989-)

References

External links

Concello de Cangas do Morrazo
Municipalities in the Province of Pontevedra {{galicia-geo-stub