O Porriño (historically known in English as ) is a municipality in
Galicia, Spain 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 wh ...
.
An industrial town, in the Vigo metropolitan area, it is an important economic dependency. One of its main industries is granite production; the variety of granite produced in O Porriño is known as (Porriño Pink), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to
Italy
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,
Japan and
China.
From O Porriño came the architect
Antonio Palacios, known for the use of granite in his work, such as the ''Telecommunications Palace'' in
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...
, the García Barbón Theater in
Vigo
Vigo ( , , , ) is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the ...
, or Porrino Town Hall amongst others.
It is the home town of the Sporting Lisboa woman basketball team player Andrea Pérez Alonso.
On 9 September 2016, a Portuguese train travelling from
Vigo
Vigo ( , , , ) is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the ...
to
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
derailed near O Porriño railway station, killing the driver and at least three other people on board.
Parroquias
The municipality is formed of eight ''
parroquias'' (parishes)
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Atios (Santa Baia)
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Budiño, O Porriño (San Salvador)
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Cans (Santo Estevo)
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Chenlo (San Xoán)
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Mosende (San Diego)
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Pontellas (Santiago)
* O Porriño (Santa María)
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Torneiros (San Salvador)
Notable people
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Antonio Palacios, architect (1872–1945)
See also
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List of municipalities in Spain
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Vigo
Vigo ( , , , ) is a city and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the ...
References
External links
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Porriño - Tourism Rias BaixasCouncillorship for Culture of O PorriñoCulture web of O Porriño
Porrino, O
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