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Camariñas is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
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
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of
Galicia Galicia may refer to: Geographic regions * Galicia (Spain), a region and autonomous community of northwestern Spain ** Gallaecia, a Roman province ** The post-Roman Kingdom of the Suebi, also called the Kingdom of Gallaecia ** The medieval King ...
in northwestern
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. It belongs to the comarca of
Terra de Soneira Terra de Soneira is a comarca in the Galician Province of A Coruña, Spain. The overall population of this local region is 20,886 (2005). Municipalities Camariñas, Vimianzo Vimianzo is a municipality of northwestern Spain in the province ...
. An important fishing center, it is renowned all over Spain by the bobbin lace work of its women (the ''palilleiras''). To the northwest are the impressive cliffs of
Cape Vilan Cape Vilan ( gl, Cabo Vilán) is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain, located in Costa da Morte ("Coast of Death"), specifically close the village of Camariñas. The place was declared of National Interest in 1933 and to ...
(Cabo Vilán "Cape Villain", due to bad currents and many wrecks), a protected natural site.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Camarinas Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña Populated coastal places in Spain