Mañón (), also registered in the past as ''Maañón'' , is a municipality in north-western Spain 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 At ...

, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Ortegal.

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 ...

's population represents the third largest concentration of people in Galicia, and its disperse population exceeds 211,000 (2005).

"O Barqueiro" and "Estaca de Bares" Ports

* ''Fishing port'' * ''Sport port''

Geography, history and general information

Mañón belongs to the

region of Ortegal and it is made up by five parishes, with 2,032 inhabitants, who are disseminated over its 82.1 km². This council forms a narrow and long band of land that joins mountain, river and sea. The fertile freshwater of the river Sor ploughs its rugged lands from south to north. The mountainous alignments of the ''Serra da Faladoira'' and ''Serra da Coriscada'', the valleys of the Sor river and its estuary, and the peninsula that forms Estaca de Bares offers a very attractive landscape and of exceptional natural value. At monumental level, they emphasize the prehistoric rest like '' mámoas'' of Estaca de Bares and the possibly prehistoric (built in the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

according to other sources) port; in addition to

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

necropolis in A Ponte do Porto. Some of its parochial churches are worthy of mention considering its rusticity and integration to the surroundings. Mañón has a very particular geographical structure and the river Sor ploughs deep valleys with plenty of vegetation, which contrasts with the leafy high areas of the mountain range. The serpent shapes drawn by the Sor and its tributaries along their courses form a succession of inserted meanders, which form valleys with a lot of vegetation, where we can see rapid and beautiful waterfalls. The weather is wet oceanic and the mild winters are followed by fresh summers. The rainfall is particularly abundant, but due to the relief, there are local microweathers, as happens in the banks of the river Sor, where the vegetation is partially responsible for the weather changes. These physical and weather conditions, as well as its privileged situation between two seas, made Estaca de Bares to be declared 'natural area of national interest', and more recently, a protected area.

Parishes

Bares, As Grañas (do Sor), Mañón, Mogor, As Ribeiras (do Sor)

Miscellaneous data

*Inhabitants: 2,032 (2003) *Extension: 82 km²

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