O Porriño is a municipality in the province of
Pontevedra
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, in the autonomous community of
Galicia,
Spain
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. It belongs to the
comarca
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of
Vigo
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.
As an industrial town in the
Vigo metropolitan area, it has an important economic significance. One of its main industries is granite production; the variety of granite produced in O Porriño is known as ("Porriño Pink"), and is exported from the Port of Vigo mainly to
Italy
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,
Japan
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and
China
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.
On 9 September 2016, a Portuguese train travelling from
Vigo
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to
Porto
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derailed near O Porriño railway station, killing the driver and at least three other people on board.
Parroquias
The municipality is formed of eight ''
parroquias'' (parishes)
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Atios (Santa Baia)
*
Budiño, O Porriño (San Salvador)
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Cans (Santo Estevo)
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Chenlo (San Xoán)
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Mosende (San Diego)
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Pontellas (Santiago)
* O Porriño (Santa María)
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Torneiros (San Salvador)
Notable people
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Antonio Palacios - Architect known for his use of granite on his works, such as the
Cybele Palace in
Madrid
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, the
Garcia Barbon Theatre in
Vigo
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, O Porriño's town hall, etc. (1872–1945)
*
Claudio Giráldez - Retired footballer and head coach of
RC Celta Fortuna.
* Andrea Pérez Alonso - Sporting Lisboa basketball player.
References
External links
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Porriño - Tourism Rias BaixasCouncillorship for Culture of O PorriñoCulture web of O Porriño
Porrino, O
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