Vigo is a ''
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...
'' in the Galician 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 ...
, Spain. It covers an area of 613.4 sq.km, centred on the city of Vigo, and the overall population of this
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...
was 423,825 at the 2011 Census; the latest official estimate (for the start of 2019) was 424,765.
[Estimate at 1 January 2019: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.]
The comarca is formed from the following 11 municipalities:
References
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Comarcas of the Province of Pontevedra