Lalín is a municipality in the north of the province of
Pontevedra
Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' and Province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the Rías Baixas. It is als ...
, in the autonomous community of
Galicia,
Spain
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. It is the capital of the
comarca
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of
O Deza.
The town has a population of 20,158 inhabitants (2014). The surface of the municipality is 326.8 km
2, being the biggest municipality in the province of Pontevedra and the fourth of Galicia, with a population density of 63.85 inhabitants/km
2.
Located in the northeast of the province of Pontevedra; being bordered by
Silleda and
Vila de Cruces to the northwest,
Forcarei to the west,
Agolada and
Rodeiro to the northeast,
Dozón to the southeast and
O Irixo to the south, all of them being part of the region of Deza, except Forcarei and O Irixo.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Lalín is
twinned with:
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Cabeceiras de Basto
Cabeceiras de Basto () is a municipality in the district of Braga
Braga (; ) is a cities of Portugal, city and a Municipalities of Portugal, municipality, capital of the northwestern Portugal, Portuguese Braga (district), district of Braga and ...
, Portugal
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Lalinde, France
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Linden, Germany
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Linden (Cuijk), Netherlands
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Lubbeek, Belgium
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Sankt Georgen am Walde, Austria
References
External links
Concello de Lalín
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Municipalities in the Province of Pontevedra