A Illa de Arousa ( es, La isla de Arosa) is the only island municipality in
Galicia,
Spain
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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 whi ...
. It is located in the heart of the
Ria de Arousa
A ria (; gl, ría) is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea.
Definitions
Typically rias have a dendritic, treelike outline although they c ...
. According to 2021
INE
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the island's population was 4,951 inhabitants. The population is divided into several neighborhoods, and places of interest are the lighthouse's environment, the island of Areoso (close to the Illa de Arousa) and Carreirón Natural Park, which is listed as a special protection zone for heron birds populations among other birds that inhabit the island. The Holy viewpoint is the highest point on the island.
"San Xulián da Illa de Arousa" is the only parish in this island. Some of its beaches are the following ones: A Area da Secada, A Lavanqueira, O Vao, Camaxe, Carreirón, Espiñeiro and O Cabodeiro.
A Illa de Arousa has five ports. Xufre is the most important and the other important docks include O Campo, Chazo and Cabodeiro.
Etymology
According to
E. Bascuas, "Arousa", registered as ''insulam Arauza'' in 899, would belong to the
old European hydronymy
Old European (german: Alteuropäisch) is the term used by Hans Krahe (1964) for the language of the oldest reconstructed stratum of European hydronymy (river names) in Central and Western Europe.Hans Krahe, ''Unsere ältesten Flussnamen'', Wiesbad ...
, and is derived from the
Indoeuropean root ''*er-'' 'flow, move'.
[Cf. pp. 540 y 541 de "La Hidronimia de Galicia: tres estratos ..". http://www.mondonedoferrol.org/estudios-mindonienses/MINDONIENSES%2024%20 rotegidopdf]
See also
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List of islands of Spain
This list of islands in Spain incapsulates the country's islands both within its territorial borders and its overseas possessions. The total number of islands is 179.
List
Spanish Micronesia
Spain owned several Pacific islands as part of ...
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IGAFA
The Galician Institute of Aquaculture Training ( IGaFA or IGAFA ) is an educational body dependent on the ''Dirección Xeral de Innovación e Desenvolvemento'' (Directorate General of Innovation and Development) of the Consellería de Pesca e As ...
References
External links
Concello da Illa de ArousaTownhall of Arousa Island
ArousaA Illa de Arousa - Paraíso Natural en Galicia
Municipalities in the Province of Pontevedra
Islands of Galicia (Spain)
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