Oleiros (
Spanish and Galician: ) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of northwestern
Spain
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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 ...
, in the
autonomous community
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of
Galicia. The whole municipality is basically a residential area and the vast majority of its residents commute on a daily basis to the neighbor city of
A Coruña
A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ...
. Oleiros is the wealthiest
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Galicia, it enjoys very high living standards and is notably famous for its public gardens and for a very careful urban planning. The population is more dense in the four major urban areas of Oleiros: Santa Cristina-Perillo, Santa Cruz, Oleiros and Mera. The wealthiest inhabitants of Oleiros usually live in suburbs outside these urban areas. Many of these suburbs are composed of terraced or semidetached houses. Some rural areas still exist all across the municipality.
Geography
Limits at north with the
Ria
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Definitions
Typically rias have a dendriti ...
of
Betanzos, at east with
Sada and
Bergondo municipalities, at south with
Cambre
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and
Culleredo
Culleredo (, ) is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. Culleredo is located on the outskirts of A Coruña and its population is mainly formed of commuters. It is located in the c ...
municipalities and at west with
A Coruña
A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ...
municipality and
O Burgo Estuary.
Demography
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Notable natives
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Victor Moscoso
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(born 1936), graphic artist
See also
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
External links
Weblog of OleirosMayor Builds 8-metre Che Guevara Statue in Secret
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Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña