Barizo is a fishing town in the northern part of

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, specifically along the Costa da Morte in the province of

A Coruña A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and ...

in the autonomous region of

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Economy

Barizo's economy depends mostly on

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from fish stocking, stocked bodies of water such as fish pond, ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. ...

. Conveniently located along the Costa da Morte, Barizo is also dubbed as a resort town. Accommodations in this town are mostly consisted of small hotels offering cheap rates. Barizo is also known as an

estuarine An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environmen ...

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Prestige Oil Spill

Barizo is one of the towns affected by the

Prestige oil spill The ''Prestige'' oil spill occurred off the coast of Galicia, Spain in November 2002, caused by the sinking of the 26-year-old, structurally deficient oil tanker , carrying 77,000 tonnes of heavy fuel oil. During a storm, it burst a tank on ...

which happened off the Galician coast. Barizo was the most affected town according to a research study done after the

. The Barizo beach suffered a high amount of Petroleum Hydrocarbon. The fishing industry also suffered a lot.

Other necessary information

Galician language is widely spoken in the town.

External links

Effect of the Prestige Oil Spill on Salt Marsh Soils on the Coast of Galicia (Northwestern Spain)
''A research study done after the Prestige Oil Spill. It shows the damage incurred not only in Barizo but in other Galician coastal towns.''
Pictures of Prestige Oil Spill
''Barizo beach damage is shown on Images a-d'' Province of A Coruña {{Galicia-geo-stub