Cerdido is a municipality of northwestern

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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. It belongs to the comarca of Ortegal.

Industry

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and

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production, together with services, are the main economic activities. Wind-mill parks are common in

Ferrolterra Ferrol is a coastal ''comarca'' in the northwest of the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It is also known as Ferrolterra. The area is 613.4 km2, and the overall population of this ''comarca'' was 161,154 at the 2011 Census; the latest offic ...

, particularly in the boroughs of Carino, Cedeira and A Capelada.

Climate

Due to its geographical proximity to the

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, Cerdido does not have extreme oscillation in its weather conditions in winter or in summer. The weather is mild year-round, unlike the weather in other parts of the

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. Like the rest of Galicia, it is rainy and beautifully green, and unlike other parts of

, in winter time snow can be found in most parts of the borough.

References

External links

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Site devoted to the art of landscape and nature of Ferrolterra
Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña {{galicia-geo-stub