Ames is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of the
autonomous community
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of
Galicia, Spain in the
province of A Coruña
The province of A Coruña ( ; ; historical ) 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 Atlantic Ocean to the west and north ...
with an area of , population of 26,983 inhabitants (INE, 2009) and a density of . It belongs to the
comarca
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of
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city ...
.
Demography
Parroquias
*Agrón (San Lourenzo)
*Ameixenda (Santa María)
*Ames (Santo Tomé)
*Biduído (Santa María)
*Bugallido (San Pedro)
*Covas (San Estebo)
*Lens (San Paio)
*Milladoiro (Santa María)
*
Ortoño (San Xoán)
*Piñeiro (San Mamede)
*Tapia (San Cristovo)
*Trasmonte (Santa María)
Gallery
Image:Bertamiráns. Ames 01.jpg, Saturday market in Bertamiráns, Ames
Image:Bertamiráns. Ames 03.jpg, River in Bertamiráns, Ames
Image:Bertamiráns. Ames 04.jpg, Square in Bertamiráns, Ames
Image:Bertamiráns-Ames-Galicia 101.jpg, Town hall.
See also
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List of municipalities in A Coruña
A Coruña (province), A Coruña is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain, that is divided into 93 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, ...
References
Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña
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