Cariño is a municipality in the
province of A Coruña
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, in the
autonomous community
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of
Galicia, northwestern
Spain
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. It is situated in the north of the province and located on the
Ría de Ortigueira y Ladrido
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Definitions
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(Ortigueira and Ladrido tidal inlet). Cariño has a population of 3,699 inhabitants (
INE, 2022).
Cariño and
Cedeira
Cedeira is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It is situated in the northern coast of the Rías Altas. Cedeira has a population of 6,626 inhabitants ( INE, 2022).
Parroquias ...
's coast has some of the
highest cliffs in Europe.
See also
List of municipalities in A Coruña
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References
Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña
Port cities and towns on the Spanish Atlantic coast
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