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Abadín River
Abadín () is a municipality in the province of Province of Lugo, Lugo, Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. It covers 196.1 km2 and has a population of 3,250 for a population density of 16.57/km2. It resides in the region of Terra Cha. Geography Abadín is situated in the north-east of Terra Chá. The municipality is crossed by the Serra do Xistral, the Cordal de Neda, and the rivers Labrada and Abadín River, Abadín. The mean elevation is of 500 m, and the highest point is Lombo Pequeno at 1015 m. The countryside of Abadín is dominated by a fertile valley, crossed by the rivers Ouro, Labrada, Abadín, Pontiga, Santandrea, Pedrido, Anllo, Arnela, and Fraga Vella, and surrounded by mountains. They are the important sierras of Cordal de Neda, Toxoso, Tremoal, Couto da Cal, and A Fraga das Vigas, and the nearby mountains of Costa do Sol and O Picouto. Climate The mean annual temperature is about 10 °C. The rainfalls are high, 1799 mm./year. The winters are cold and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galicia (Spain)
Galicia ( ; or ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain and nationalities and regions of Spain, historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of Spain, provinces of La Coruña (province), A Coruña, Lugo (province), Lugo, Ourense (province), Ourense, and Pontevedra (province), Pontevedra. Galicia is located in Atlantic Europe. It is bordered by Portugal to the south, the Spanish autonomous communities of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Cantabrian Sea to the north. It had a population of 2,705,833 in 2024 and a total area of . Galicia has over of coastline, including its offshore islands and islets, among them Cíes Islands, Ons Island, Ons, Sálvora, Cortegada Island, which together form the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park, and the largest and most populated, A Illa de Arousa. The area now called Galicia was first in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parroquia (Spain)
A (, , ) is a population entity or parish found in the autonomous communities of Galicia and Asturias in northwestern Spain. They are entities with a territorial scope lower than municipality and have their own legal personality. They usually, but not always, coincide with the ecclesiastic divisions, as they originated on par with them. In Galicia there are 3,771 ''parroquias'', each comprising between three and fifteen or more villages. They developed over time as de facto entities up until the Galician Statute of Autonomy of 1981 recognized them as territorial entities below the ''concello'' (municipality). In Asturias there are 857 ''parroquias'' integrating the 78 ''concejos'' or ''conceyos'' (municipalities) in the region. Parroquias have their roots in the entry of the Catholic Church during the Roman and late Roman empire, similar to British parishes. From the late Roman empire on, a dispersed network of parishes and private churches emerged. Those founded the base of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The UTC offset, time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in several African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: :de:Mitteleuropäische Zeit, MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Budapest Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Stockholm Time, Rome Time, Prague time, Warsaw Time or Romance Standard Time (RST). The 15th meridian east is the central axis per UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones. As of 2023, all member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union observe summer time (daylight saving time), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) for the summer. The next change to CET is scheduled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Lugo
Lugo is a province (Spain), province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense Province, Ourense, Pontevedra Province, Pontevedra, and A Coruña Province, A Coruña, the principality of Asturias, the State of León Province, León, and in the north by the Cantabrian Sea (Bay of Biscay). The population is 331,327 (2018), of whom a quarter live in the capital Lugo. The capital city was an ancient Celtic settlement named in honour of the god Lugh (see Lyon), later Latinised as ''Lucus Augusti'', and which became one of the three main important Galicia (Spain)#History, Galician-Roman centres alongside Braccara Augusta and Asturica Augusta (modern Braga and Astorga, Spain, Astorga respectively). The province has 67 municipalities. Languages The vast majority of people have a common language, Galician language, Galician. Some people, especially the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terra Chá
A Terra Chá is a comarca of Galicia, in the Province of Lugo. The overall population of this local region is 47,697 (2005). The regional capital and major population lies in Vilalba. A Terra Chá is in the northern interior of the province Lugo. It is the largest region of Galicia at 1,822.75 km ² and has 47,697 inhabitants Manuel María, one of their famous poets, wrote a poem in 1954 entitled ''Terra Chá''. Geography The landscape of this plain combines knolls crowned by forts with agricultural plains and grasslands, important lagoons like the ones in Cospeito or Caque and over a hundred rivers and streams that run through the region. Its average height is 400 meters. Two mountain ranges named Serra da Cova da Serpe and Serra da Loba (700–800 meters) set the limits with the province of A Coruña, while in the north, the mountains of A Carba, Xistral and Toxiza interpose marinas, while reaching the highest altitudes in the county up to 1,000 m. Municipalities T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Do Xistral
Serra (Latin for "saw") may refer to: People and fictional characters * Serra (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * Serra (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Serra (footballer), Portuguese footballer José Carvalho Gonçalves (born 1961) Cities, towns, municipalities Brazil *Serra, Espírito Santo, a city in the Greater Vitória area * Serra Azul, in São Paulo *Serra do Navio, in Amapá *Serra do Navio, in Amapá *Serra Negra, in São Paulo *Serra Talhada, in Pernambuco Italy * La Serra, San Miniato, in Tuscany * Serra (Rocca Santa Maria), in Abruzzo * Serra d'Aiello, in Calabria *Serra de' Conti, in Marche * Serra Pedace, in Calabria *Serra Riccò, in Liguria *Serra San Bruno, in Calabria * Serra San Quirico, in Marche *Serra Sant'Abbondio, in Marche Portugal *Serra (Tomar), in Santarém * Serra de Água, in the Madeira Islands *Serra do Bouro, in Caldas da Rainha San Marino *La Serra, in Acquaviva Spain *Serra, Cape Verde *Serra, Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cordal De Neda
Cordal () is a village and electoral division in County Kerry, Ireland. The townlands of Cordal East and Cordal West are in the civil parish of Ballincuslane and the historical barony of Trughanacmy. As of the 2011 census, Cordal East and Cordal West had populations of 115 and 117 residents respectively. Built heritage Evidence of ancient settlement in Cordal East and Cordal West townlands include a number of ring fort, fulacht fiadh, holy well, ecclesiastical enclosure and standing stone sites. The ruins of Kilmurry Castle, in Kilmurry townland approximately north of Cordal village, include a 16th-century tower house and a later 17th-century fortified house addition. This castle reputedly gives its name to Ballincuslane parish ( meaning 'townandof the castle'). The local Catholic church (opened 1872) and Church of Ireland church (built ) are both in Cordal West. The Catholic church, the Church of the Immaculate Conception, is one of three churches in the ecclesiastical paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abadín River
Abadín () is a municipality in the province of Province of Lugo, Lugo, Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. It covers 196.1 km2 and has a population of 3,250 for a population density of 16.57/km2. It resides in the region of Terra Cha. Geography Abadín is situated in the north-east of Terra Chá. The municipality is crossed by the Serra do Xistral, the Cordal de Neda, and the rivers Labrada and Abadín River, Abadín. The mean elevation is of 500 m, and the highest point is Lombo Pequeno at 1015 m. The countryside of Abadín is dominated by a fertile valley, crossed by the rivers Ouro, Labrada, Abadín, Pontiga, Santandrea, Pedrido, Anllo, Arnela, and Fraga Vella, and surrounded by mountains. They are the important sierras of Cordal de Neda, Toxoso, Tremoal, Couto da Cal, and A Fraga das Vigas, and the nearby mountains of Costa do Sol and O Picouto. Climate The mean annual temperature is about 10 °C. The rainfalls are high, 1799 mm./year. The winters are cold and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lombo Pequeno , who live in the Isangi area of the Tshopo Province on both sides of the Congo River
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Lombo may refer to * Lombo language, in the Kele language group of Bantu languages * Lombo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a community in Équateur province * Lombo Airport, which serves Lombo, Democratic Republic of the Congo * Lombo Pocket Watch, a champion Australian grey Standardbred colt foaled on 16 October 2003 * Lombo-Bouenguidi Department, a department of Ogooué-Lolo Province in eastern Gabon * Ana Maria Lombo, an American-Colombian singer/songwriter and dancer * Turumbu people The Turumbu people (also Lombo, Olombo, Ulumbu) are a Bantu ethnic group living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, mostly in the Isangi Territory of the Tshopo Province on both sides of the Congo River. They speak the Lombo language. As o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
