Vilaboa (from the Latin ''villam bonam'') is a municipality in Galicia,

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, 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 ...

. The town is located on the

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, on San Simon's Cove (Ensenada de San Simon), and is a part of

Ria de Vigo Vigo Ria ( es, Ría de Vigo) and ( gl, Ría de Vigo) is an estuary in Galicia, Spain. It is the southernmost ria of the Rías Baixas. It is located south of the province of Pontevedra, and extends in a northeast direction over a distance of from ...

. In 2021, the recorded population was 6,033.

Parishes

Vilaboa is made up of 5 distinct parishes: * Bértola * Cobres * Figueirido * Santa Cristina de Cobres * Vilaboa

Festivals

The most popular festival in Vilaboa is Carnival, celebrated mostly in two of the parishes - San Adrián de Cobres and Santa Cristina.

References

Municipalities in the Province of Pontevedra {{galicia-geo-stub