Vigo (, ; ) is a city and

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 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 ...

, within the

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of Galicia,

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. Located in the northwest of the

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, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the

Ria de Vigo Vigo Ria () and () is an estuary in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. It is the southernmost ria of the Rías Baixas. It is located in the south of the province of Pontevedra, and extends in a northeast direction over a distance of from its mouth ...

, the southernmost of the

Rías Baixas The Rías Baixas ( Galician for "Lower Rias") are a series of four estuarine inlets located on the southwestern coast of Galicia, Spain. They are the Ría de Muros e Noia, the Ría de Arousa, the Ría de Pontevedra, and the Ría de Vigo.Me ...

. It is the capital of the

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Vigo Vigo (, ; ) is a city and Municipalities in Spain, municipality in the province of province of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, within the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest ...

. The municipality, with an area of and a population of 292,374 in 2022 including rural parishes, is the most populous municipality in Galicia. The area of the municipality includes the

Cíes Islands The Cíes Islands (; ) are an archipelago off the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia, Spain, in the mouth of the Ria de Vigo. They were declared a Nature Reserve in 1980 and are included in the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park (''Parque ...

, part of the

Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park The Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park (, ) is the only national park located in the province of Pontevedra, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. It comprises the archipelagos of ...

. Vigo is one of the region's primary economic agents, owing to the French

Stellantis Vigo Plant The Stellantis Vigo plant (''Centro de Vigo de Stellantis'') is a Spanish car manufacturing and assembly plant in Vigo, Galicia, Spain, owned by Stellantis (formerly Groupe PSA). The plant was established by Citroën in April 1958 due to the ...

and to its

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. Close to the

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, Vigo is part of the

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. The

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is headquartered in Vigo.

History

In the

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, the small village of Vigo was part of the territory of Galician-speaking neighbouring towns, particularly Tui, and suffered several

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attacks. However, its number of inhabitants was so small that, historically, it was not considered a real town until around the 15th century, when the earliest records began. Battle of Vigo bay october 23 1702

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the city was attacked several times. In 1585 and 1589, during an unsuccessful attack by the English counter-Armada,

Francis Drake Sir Francis Drake ( 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English Exploration, explorer and privateer best known for making the Francis Drake's circumnavigation, second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580 (bein ...

raided the city and temporarily occupied it, burning many buildings. Several decades later a

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fleet tried to attack the city. As a result, the city's walls were built in 1656 in the reign of

Philip IV of Spain Philip IV (, ; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered for his patronage of the ...

. They are still partially preserved. At this time, and in spite of the attacks, Vigo developed its earliest commerce and was given several privileges by the kings of Spain. In 1702, the

Battle of Vigo Bay The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande (; ), was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession. The engagement followed an Anglo-Dutch attempt to capture the Spanish ...

occurred, and in 1719, because a Spanish fleet which departed from Vigo attempted to invade Scotland in support of the

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, the city was occupied for ten days by a British force. In 1808, the

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annexed Spain to the

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, although Vigo remained unconquered until January, 1809. Vigo was also the first city of Europe to be freed from French rule, in what is annually celebrated on March 28 as the ''Reconquista'' (reconquest from the French in the context of the

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). In 1833, the city of

was designated the provincial capital of the

province of Pontevedra Pontevedra is a province of Spain, located in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, and Ourense, the country of Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. There is a public insti ...

, within which lies Vigo. Vigo grew very rapidly in the 20th century, thanks to the fact that the Spanish government granted it a free trade zone in 1947 to encourage international trade and economic development in southern Galicia.

Toponym

Vigo's urban area is built on both a hill-fort ('' Castro'') and a

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settlement. It is generally accepted that the name Vigo is derived from the

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

word ''

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spacorum'', meaning "small village". The standard pronunciation of Vigo in both Galician and Spanish is . Vigo has been given the nickname ''cidade olívica'' (city of olives). It is said that, after the conflict between Isabel de Castilla and

Juana la Beltraneja Joanna of Castile, known as ''la Beltraneja'' (28 February 1462 – 12 April 1530), was a claimant to List of Castilian monarchs, the throne of Crown of Castile, Castile, and List of Portuguese royal consorts, Queen of Kingdom of Portugal, Por ...

- where Galician nobility fought for the latter - the victor ordered all of Galicia's

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s to be cut down, as they symbolized peace. The tree in Vigo however, could not be uprooted as it was planted in sacred ground. The tree is represented in the city seal, and a descendant of it is still alive in Vigo's city centre.

Geography

Location

To the northeast, Vigo borders the municipality of

Redondela Redondela is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra (province), Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the Comarcas of Galicia, comarca of Vigo (comarca), Vigo. The most famous icons of the ...

; to the east, Mos; to the south,

O Porriño O Porriño is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo. As an industrial town in the Vigo metropolitan area, it has an important economic significance. One ...

and Gondomar; and to the southwest,

Nigrán Nigrán (, ) is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in Nort ...

. On the other side of the bay are the municipalities of Cangas and

Moaña Moaña is a municipality located in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. In 2018, it had a population of 19,448 inhabitants. It is one of the five municipalities with Bueu, Cangas do Morrazo, Marin and Vilaboa that forms the peninsula of ...

Climate

Vigo has a transitional climate between the

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"''Cfb''" and the

warm-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

"''Csb''" according to the

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. Although Vigo is the rainiest city in Galicia, with its noticeable drying trend in the summer, Vigo's climate is more similar to the variant of the oceanic climate commonly seen in the

Pacific Northwest The Pacific Northwest (PNW; ) is a geographic region in Western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east. Though no official boundary exists, the most common ...

region of North America. The all-time record high for the city is set on August 7, 2016. Vigo is known for its extreme rainfall in winter. December 1978 saw fall at the weather station in a single month. During that month on 7th December, fell on a single day. Normal values for 1991-2020 was falling on just 126 days indicating heavy rain to be common. The airport where values are taken is located further inland at a considerably higher elevation () than the city itself located on the coastline in the

estuary, which is likely warmer year-round.

Demographics

The municipality of Vigo had 293,642 inhabitants in 2018 (198,537 in the city) with an extended metropolitan population of 545,892 in the southern part of the

making it Spain's 14th-largest metropolitan area. In 2021 - according to the data provided by the INE on 1 January 2021 - it had a population of 545,892 inhabitants in total, of which 296,692 lived in the municipality of Vigo, which represented 54.34% of the total population of the metropolitan area. In 2019, 15,319 foreigners lived in the city, 5.2% of the total population. The main nationalities are Portuguese (12%),

Venezuelans Venezuelans ( Spanish: ''venezolanos'') are the citizens identified with the country of Venezuela. This connection may be through citizenship, descent or cultural. For most Venezuelans, many or all of these connections exist and are the source ...

(9.2%),

Brazilians Brazilians (, ) are the citizens of Brazil. A Brazilian can also be a person born abroad to a Brazilian parent or legal guardian as well as a person who acquired Brazilian nationality law, Brazilian citizenship. Brazil is a multiethnic society, ...

(9%),

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

(7.5%),

Colombians Colombians () are people identified with the country of Colombia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Colombians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their bein ...

(6.5%),

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(4%) and

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(3%). By language, according to 2013 data, 7.68% of the population spoke exclusively in Galician, and 51.39% in Spanish; 11.38% spoke in Galician more often than Spanish, and 29.55% more often in Spanish than Galician. This made Vigo the least Galician-speaking city in Galicia. The creation of

Vigo metropolitan area Vigo Metropolitan Area located in Galicia (Spain) is formed by the city of Vigo and the surrounding municipalities of Baiona, Pontevedra, Baiona, Cangas, Pontevedra, Cangas, Fornelos de Montes, Gondomar, Spain, Gondomar, Moaña, Mos (Spain), Mos, N ...

was approved in 2016 and, in addition to Vigo, it originally accounted for the following 13 municipalities: Baiona, Cangas,

Fornelos de Montes Fornelos de Montes is a municipality in Galicia, in the province of Pontevedra, Spain. It is composed of seven parishes: Calvos, Stakes, Fornelos de Montes (San Lorenzo), Lage, Oitaven (San Vicente), Traspielas (Santa Maria), and Ventin (San Mig ...

, Gondomar,

, Mos,

Pazos de Borbén Pazos de Borbén is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo Vigo (, ; ) is a city and Municipalities in Spain, municipality in the province of province of ...

Salceda de Caselas Salceda de Caselas is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Ponteareas, to the southeast by the municipal ...

Salvaterra de Miño Salvaterra de Miño is a town and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is situated on the northern bank of the Miño River, which serves as the natural border between Spain and Portugal. Directly across the river lies the Portuguese town of Mon� ...

and

Soutomaior Soutomaior is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo Vigo (, ; ) is a city and Municipalities in Spain, municipality in the province of province of Pont ...

. It has been however suspended since its creation. The

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assigns Vigo a wider functional urban area (FUA), with 21 municipalities and a population of 541,000 inhabitants.

Government and administration

Vigo is a

, the basic level of local government in Spain. The

Ayuntamiento ''Ayuntamiento'' ()In other languages of Spain: * (). * (). * (). is the general term for the town council, or ''cabildo'', of a municipality or, sometimes, as is often the case in Spain and Latin America, for the municipality itself. is mai ...

(''concello'' in Galician) is the body charged with the municipal government and administration. The Plenary of the ''concello'' is formed by 27 elected municipal councillors, who in turn invest the

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. The last municipal election took place on 26 May 2019, leading to a plenary formed by 20 councillors from the Socialists' Party of Galicia–PSOE, 4 from the People's Party, 2 from the

Marea de Vigo Marea de Vigo (''Tide of Vigo'' in Galician language) is a left-wing citizen movement and political alliance active in the city of Vigo, Spain. History Marea de Vigo was created as a left-wing " popular unity" candidacy to the municipal electio ...

and 1 from the

Galician Nationalist Bloc The Galician Nationalist Bloc ( , BNG) is a political party from Galicia (Spain), Galicia, formed with the merger of a series of left-wing Galician nationalism, Galician nationalist parties. It is self-defined as a "patriotic Popular front, front" ...

. The current mayor is

Abel Caballero Abel Ramón Caballero Álvarez (born 2 September 1946) is a Spanish professor of Economics and since June 2007, the current mayor of Vigo, representing PSdeG-PSOE. Since 19 September 2015, he has also served as the president of the Spanish Fede ...

(

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), who has won four mandates in a row since becoming mayor in 2007.

Parishes

Vigo is administratively divided into 23 ''

parroquia (, , pl. ; , pl. ''parroquies'') or ''Parròquia'' (, pl. ''parròquies'') is a term equivalent to the English parish and is used in Andorra, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and some parts of northwestern Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, ...

s'' ("parishes"). Vigo parroquias

# Alcabre: Ameixeira, Barreiro, Carregal, Castañal, Cristo, Forte, Gándara, Igrexa, Pardaíña, Roade, Sobreira, Viñagrande # Beade: Babio, Balde, Carballo do Pazo, Coutada, Gándara, Porto, A Pena, Quintián, O Seixo, A Venda, Sáa # Bembrive: Baruxans, Carballal, Chans, Xestoso, Mosteiro, Outeiro, San Cibrán, Segade, Areeiro, Eifonso, Mouteira, Recaré, Xesteira # Bouzas # Cabral: Becerreira, Carballal, Sello, Figueiras # Candeán: Igrexa, Candeán de Arriba, Rabadeira, Fonte Oscura #

Castrelos Castrelos e Carrazedo is a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Castrelos and Carrazedo. The population in 2011 was 241,Coia #

Comesaña Comesaña is a Spanish surname of Galician origin. It is likely derived from the parish of the same name in Vigo, Pontevedra. Notable people with the surname include: * Francisco Comesaña (born 2000), Argentine tennis player * Gloria Comesaña ...

: Casas, Cocheiros, Comesaña, Eidos, Igrexa, Muíños, Pazo, Pedra Branca, Pedreira, Pereiras, Ponte, Romeu, Rodeira, Sanin, Tombo, Viña da Veiga # Coruxo: Roteas, Río, Molans, Cean, Fontela, Breadouro, Silveira, Combro, Calzada, Cotarelo, Romeu, Verdeal, Melcas, Taberna, Burdes, Abade, Igrexa, Quintas, Carballal, Rozo, Coto de Arriba, Coto de Abaixo, Carrasqueira, Muiños, Gándara, Longra, Luz, Bouzas, Tarrío, Gato, San Lourenzo, Torre de Abaixo, Torre de Arriba, Laxes, Viño, Pedreira, Parrocha, Fragoselo, Tintureira # Freixeiro: Mantelas, A Salgueira, Riobó # Lavadores: Arriero, A Bagunda, Barreiro, Cambeses, A Ceboleira, O Couto, Gandariña, Gandarón, Naia, Pardavila, Riomaio, San Paio de Abaixo, San Paio, Igrexa # Matamá: Balsa, Balvis, Barxa, Beirán, Campos, Carapuxa, Carneiras, Dehesa, Castro, Igrexa, Lagarella, Moo, Outeiro, Parada, Pazos, Pereiro, Revolta, Rivas, Ribelas, Roupeiro, San Amaro, Vilar # Navia: Devesa, Gándara, Goberna, Pereiras, Quintela, Redondo, Samil, Tomada, Torre, Xuncal # Oia: Bouzo, Cabo Estai, Canido Praia, Carretera Cortada, Cerqueiro, Cruceiro, Curras, Eiras, Estea, Esteriz, Estomada, Figueiras, Gontade, Grades, Hermida, Igrexa, Loureiro, Estación, Lantexa, Lavandeira, Liñares, A Maris, Matoca, Mide, Oia, Outeiro, Poza, Rochas, Rozo, Senra de Arriba, Senra de Abaixo, Silval, Toxal, Toucido, Verdella, Xistro # Saiáns: Carballido, Cal do Outeiro, Garcias, Aral, Fontán, Gándara, Cova da Becha, Curbeira, Horta, Orxas, Castañal, Borreiros, Portiño, Tomada, San Xurxo, Capela, Misarelas, Estea, Pinal, Budiases, Souto, Cova da Barxa, Domeira, Cachoa, Dovesa, Fortiñon, Gondufe, Volta, Vilaverde # San Paio # San Xoán do Monte # Sárdoma # Teis: Cacharela, Mouta, Ferreira, Paradela, Fervenza, Ríos, Travesán, Presa, Chumba, Igrexa, Trapa, Arnel, Praixal, Rorís, Balbarda, A Guía, Oliveira, Espiñeiro, Frian, Santa Tegra, Bellavista, Calzada, Coutadas, Os Caños, Tovel, A Rabuda, Guixar, Barrio das Frores, Montecelo # Valadares # Vigo centro # Zamáns: Casal de Abade, Cidáns, A Igrexa (San Mamede), As Lagoas, Marcosende, A Menda, Paredes, Vilariño, Vilaverde, Erville.

Main sights

Vigo is home to the Co-Cathedral of Santa María and several museums, most of which were inaugurated between the late 1990s and early 2000s. Among them are the Museum of Contemporary Art (MARCO) and the Museum of the Sea. The oldest museum is the Quiñones de León Municipal Museum. Vigo praia de samil

* Casco Vello (historic centre) * Porta do Sol, Policarpo Sanz and Alameda area (modern centre) * Príncipe and Urzaiz Streets (commercial area) * Celtic Castro ruins * Castro fortress * Collegiate church of Santa Maria de Vigo

Museums

* Naturnova Museum: Museum dedicated to the environment. Interactive contents. * Museum of the Sea: Museum dedicated to the Sea, and to tinned food and to naval. Important building designed by famous architects

Aldo Rossi Aldo Rossi (3 May 1931 – 4 September 1997) was an Italian architect and designer who achieved international recognition in four distinct areas: architectural theory, drawing and design and also product design. He was one of the leading propone ...

and Cesar Portela. *

Museum of Contemporary Art, Vigo The Vigo Museum of Contemporary Art (, abbreviated MARCO) is an art museum in Vigo, ( province of Pontevedra), Spain. It displays changing exhibitions of contemporary art, but has no permanent collection. History The building dates from the 19 ...

: One of the most important museums of Contemporary Art in Spain. * Museum of Castrelos. * Verbum, Casa das Palabras. A museum dedicated to languages and communication. Important building designed by famous architect Cesar Portela. *Pinacoteca de Vigo * Galician Center of Photography * Ethnographic Museum Liste * Pedro Barrié de la Maza Foundation

Romanesque architecture of Vigo

The municipality of Vigo is one of the most important Roman centers of

. Although within the city one will not find much Romanesque architecture, it can be seen a few kilometers away from the city center. In many of the municipality's neighborhoods and parishes a large number of Roman ruins remain. Such is the importance of the Roman remains in Vigo that many Spanish authors have come to coin the term ''Romanesque Vigo'' (''románico vigués'' in Spanish). Vigo retains some interesting examples of Romanesque churches in southern Galicia: * Santa María de Castrelos * Santiago de Bembrive * San Salvador de Coruxo

Beaches

Throughout the municipality of Vigo there are 47 coves and beaches, including sandy areas with waves for water sports, wild coves, family beaches, nudist beaches and urban beaches. Some of these coves and beaches have various facilities or services for their users, such as sports areas, showers, footbaths, public address system, promenade, Red Cross lifeguard and rescue post, areas adapted for people with disabilities, etc. In June 2020, the Association for Environmental and Consumer Education (ADEAC) awarded the blue flag distinction to the following 10 beaches in Vigo: Argazada, Canido, Carril, Fontaíña, Muíños de Fortiñón, Punta, Rodas,

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, Tombo do Gato and Vao.

Transport

;Airport Vigo is served by Vigo-Peinador Airport (VGO/LEVX). Located 12 kilometres to the east of the city of Vigo, straddling halfway the municipalities of Vigo,

and Mos, it offers domestic and international destinations. ;Port A ferry service operates between the Port of Vigo and the towns of Cangas and Moaña as well as the

, 15 kilometres away from the city, part of the

, the only National Park in Galicia, which includes

Ons Island The Ons Island (; ) is part of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park. Situated in the Pontevedra estuary, it is celebrated for its breathtaking landscapes, rich gastronomy, and cultural significance. Ons belongs administratively to the mu ...

in the Pontevedra Bay. It additionally provides temporary docking for passing cruise ships. ;Rail transport The Urzáiz and Guixar railway stations serve Vigo, allowing direct connections to the rest of Galicia as well as to

Porto Porto (), also known in English language, English as Oporto, is the List of cities in Portugal, second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto c ...

across the border in Portugal. ;Road

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goes through the town. This highway goes south through

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and north to the

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 ...

area. The A-52 road goes inland, east to

Ourense Ourense (; ) is a city and the capital of the province of province of Ourense, Ourense, located in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is on the Camino Sanabrés path o ...

and

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from

. A branch of the AP-9 Motorway connects Vigo to Portugal in the south and with

Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city ...

and Ferrol in the north. ;Public transport Urban transport is provided by buses by Vitrasa Transportation.

Economy

Vigo is characterized by a diversified economy linked to the fishing sector, industry, trade, tourism and services. It is often considered with

one of the economic and industrial engines of Galicia.

Fishing sector

Vigo is the home port of many of the world's largest fishing companies, such as

Pescanova Nueva Pescanova (previously Pescanova, S.A.) is a Spanish seafood company based in Redondela, Galicia. The group operates in 17 countries with approximately 12,400 employees. Company Nueva Pescanova in headquartered in Pontevedra, Redondela ...

and Iberconsa and the most important centre of the Galician canned and processed fish industries. The fishing sector in Vigo generates more than 32,000 direct and indirect jobs and a turnover of more than 1 billion euros per year. More than 660 fishing vessels are registered in the port of Vigo, making it one of the main ports for the marketing of fresh fish for human consumption in the world, with around 800,000 tonnes per year. Vigo regularly hosts congresses and trade fairs related to industrial fishing, such as the World Tuna Conference (biannually), Conxemar (annually), or the World Fishing Exhibition (which was held periodically from 1973 to 2009). Vigo is home of the

Industry

Vigo is one of the leading industrial areas in Galicia, with a car factory, shipyards, and auxiliary industry in both automotive and marine sectors. Situated in Vigo since 1958, the Stellantis Plant is one of the largest employers in the region. In 2007, it produced a total of 545,000 vehicles, of which more than 82% were sold outside Spain. Biotech and other advanced industries play an important role on Vigo's economy. The publishing industry in Galician is prominent in the city, with Editorial Galaxia and Editorial Xerais.

Port of Vigo

The

Port of Vigo Port of Vigo (, ) is located in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. Vigo is the base for the big fishing companies which have prominent presence in countries such as Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique, Australia, Argentina, the Falkland Islands, C ...

covers a length of more than 20 km and offers more than 9 km of docks. The largest port traffic is general freight, highlighting

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traffic,

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vehicle A vehicle () is a machine designed for self-propulsion, usually to transport people, cargo, or both. The term "vehicle" typically refers to land vehicles such as human-powered land vehicle, human-powered vehicles (e.g. bicycles, tricycles, velo ...

s (the second in Spain in Ro-Ro traffic for new vehicles), natural

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and

granite Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo ...

(the first of Spain in granite traffic),

wood Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin t ...

and preserved

food Food is any substance consumed by an organism for Nutrient, nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or Fungus, fungal origin and contains essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, protein (nutrient), proteins, vitamins, ...

Education

The main campus of the

University of Vigo The University of Vigo () is a public university located in the city of Vigo in the Province of Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. There are three campuses: * Campus of Vigo in Lagoas-Marcosende, 15 kilometres away from the city centre. Also known a ...

is located on top of one of the mountains that surrounds the town, in the parish of Zamáns. The local transportation service Vitrasa enables shuttles in order to connect the campus with the town. The majority of the students of the university come from Vigo itself and from other towns and villages in Galicia and can choose from a wide range of studies, with a focus on ocean studies and engineering. The University of Vigo was founded in 1990 as split from the

University of Santiago de Compostela The University of Santiago de Compostela - USC (, ) is a public university located in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. A second campus is located in Lugo, Galicia. It is one of the world's oldest universities in continuous o ...

and has two additional campuses located in

and

. The Zamáns Campus features several buildings that constitute excellent examples of modern architecture that blends in with the shape of the mountain in which it is located. These buildings were projected by the likes of

Enric Miralles Enric Miralles Moya (12 February 1955 – 3 July 2000) was a Spanish architect from Barcelona. He graduated from the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) in 1978. After establishing hi ...

, Alfonso Penelas, Pilar Díez y Alberto Noguerol César Portela, Gabriel Santos Zas and César Padrón.

Culture

Language

Vigo, as a Galician city, has two official languages: Galician and

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, the latter being the most used nowadays.

Music

'' A movida viguesa'' was a hedonistic cultural movement akin to the '' Movida madrileña'' that took place in Vigo during the 1980s triggered by the explosion of liberties after the death of dictator

Francisco Franco Francisco Franco Bahamonde (born Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde; 4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975) was a Spanish general and dictator who led the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalist forces i ...

. The most important artists of this postmodern movement were musicians; particularly punk and new wave bands such as ''

Siniestro Total Siniestro Total (meaning literally 'total write-off' as in the insurance term for a vehicle that is beyond repair following a motor accident) is a Galicia (Spain), Galician punk rock group from Vigo, Spain. It was founded in 1981 during the cult ...

'', ''

Golpes Bajos Golpes Bajos ( Low Blows) was a Spanish pop band formed in Vigo, Galicia, in 1982. Founded by lead singer Germán Coppini and keyboardist Teo Cardalda, the band was originally a duet until 1983, when they were joined by guitarist Pablo Novoa, a ...

'', ''

Aerolíneas Federales Aerolíneas Federales was a Spanish pop/rock band from the decade of the 1980s. It was formed in Vigo Vigo (, ; ) is a city and Municipalities in Spain, municipality in the province of province of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, within the Autonomou ...

'', ''Semen Up'' or ''

Os Resentidos Os Resentidos (The Resentfuls) was a Galician rock band from Vigo, Spain founded in 1982 by Antón Reixa, Alberto Torrado, Rubén Losada, and Javier Soto. In 1985, Javier later left the band, being replaced by Xabier Debesa. The leader of the ban ...

''. At the moment, the city still has notorious bands like

Iván Ferreiro Iván Ferreiro Rodríguez (born 15 August 1970) is a Spanish singer-songwriter born in Vigo, Galicia. He was the voice, leader and composer of the popular pop-rock band Los Piratas. Career After Los Piratas split, by late 2003, Iván kept p ...

(ex-singer of Los Piratas) and Mon.

Media and entertainment

Vigo has two daily newspapers; the ''

Faro de Vigo ''Faro de Vigo'' is a daily newspaper from the town of Vigo, in Galicia, Spain. It is the oldest Spanish newspaper in circulation. The word "faro" means lighthouse. History and profile ''Faro de Vigo'' was published for the first time on Novemb ...

'', the oldest newspaper in Spain still in circulation, and the ''

Atlántico Diario ''Atlántico Diario'' is a Spanish language daily newspaper for the Vigo metropolitan area of Galicia in Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. ...

'', a little local newspaper. There also exist a local edition of the Galician main headline newspaper "

La Voz de Galicia ''La Voz de Galicia'' () is a Spanish daily newspaper owned by the Corporación Voz de Galicia. ''La Voz'' is the newspaper with the highest circulation in Galicia and the eighth-highest circulation of the general-interest daily newspaper in Spa ...

". Vigo was also the main location of historic newspaper such as the weekly newspaper "

A Nosa Terra ''A Nosa Terra'' (in ) was a Galician newspaper in Galician language, first founded in 1907 in A Coruña, Spain. It has been published in different periods. Periods 1907 - 1908 ''A Nosa Terra'', was a bilingual Spanish and Galician publicati ...

", which was published in Galician and is now defunct. Vigo also has a TV local station: "Televigo". Although not very popular, it is known thanks to the town mayor,

, who has a show in which he answers to questions and inquiries submitted by the citizens. Radio coverage includes RNE —the Spanish public radio network—, Radio Galega —a Galician government-supported radio in Galician language—, and some private-owned stations ("Radio Vigo - Cadena Ser", "Radio Voz Vigo", "Radio ECCA", and so on). Around the 2000s, several online news websites emerged (for example, "riadevigo.com") besides of the traditional media homepages. Vigo also participated in the Europeanwide free newspapers rush led by "

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" and some free journals were published in the 1990s and 2000s: "

20 minutos ''20 minutos'' is a Spanish free newspaper, with local editions in several Spanish cities, published by Multiprensa & Mas S.L. History Multiprensa & Mas S.L. was founded in Madrid in 1999. The founder of 20 minutos is José Antonio Martínez ...

", "Gaceta Universitaria", "Redacción Xove", etcetera. "España Exterior" is also printed in Vigo. The locally produced award-winning feature movie ''

Mondays In The Sun ''Mondays in the Sun'' () is a 2002 drama film directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, starring Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar and José Ángel Egido. The film depicts the degrading effects of unemployment on a group of men left jobless by the closure ...

'' (original title ''Los lunes al sol'') depicts the life of several men who have lost their work at the

. This film is not based on a single individual's experiences but on the perceived collective experiences of many local port workers.

Sports

Daniel Wass - RC Celta de Vigo - WMES 01

Vigo has one of the most important women's basketball team in Spain,

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, more commonly referred to today by its sponsorship name of Celta Indepo. They usually compete in the top league of women's basketball, having won the championship three times. For the season 2012–2013, and following a number of economic problems, the team will play in the Spanish women basketball second division. Vigo has a football team,

Real Club Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was foun ...

, which as of 2023–24, plays in

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga, and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest ...

. The women's team from the area, Federación Viguesa de Peñas Recreativas El Olivo, was the first team from Galicia to compete in the Women's Primera División. The ''

'' offer an excellent environment for nautical sports. Institutions such as the ''Real Club Nautico de Vigo'' (RCNV), founded in 1906, and the Liceo Marítimo de Bouzas (LMB), founded in 1907, are good examples of promotion of the nautical sports, especially sailing. The RCNV organises important events like Atlantic Week, which in September 2006 included the World Championship of the Platu 25 class. Every August, the RCNV also organises one of the largest sailboat races in the Iberian peninsula: the ''Regata Rías Baixas''. In 2006 more than 130 different boats participated. The Liceo Maritimo de Bouzas (LMB) is a yacht club which counts around 400 associates. The LMB has a long and intense history of sailing and recreational fishing. The LMB organizes two important regattas in the Galician sailing calendar: the ''Regata Vila de Bouzas'' and a ''Regata de Solitarios y a Dos''. The ''Regata Vila de Bouzas'' honours the neighbourhood where the LMB is located. The ''Regata de Solitarios y a Dos'' is for crews of one and two members. It is a difficult race with two stages; the first consists of a race through the coastal bay of Vigo while the second stage is a longer race around the

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(and/or Ons Islands).

Notable people

Amparo Alonso Betanzos Amparo Alonso-Betanzos (born October 10, 1961) is a Spanish computer scientist and was president of the Spanish Association for Artificial Intelligence (2013-2021). Career She is a professor at University of A Coruña, where she leads the Labor ...

, Spanish computer scientist *

Dores André Dores André Rodríguez (born 1985) is a Spanish ballet dancer. She is currently a principal dancer at the San Francisco Ballet. Early life André was born in Vigo, Spain, to a professor and a doctor. When she was eleven, she was sent to a small ...

, ballet dancer *

José María de Azcárate José María de Azcárate y Ristori (18 April 1919 – 18 July 2001) was a Spanish art historian, author, researcher, curator, and professor, specializing in medieval Castilian art and Renaissance sculpture. Biography Born 18 April 1919 in Vigo ...

, art historian, author, researcher, curator, and professor, specializing in

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...

Castilian art and

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...

sculpture. Born in Vigo. *

Antonio M. Pérez Antonio Manuel Pérez (born 1947) is a businessman from Spain, former CEO of Eastman Kodak Company, based in Rochester, New York, in the United States. Education An American citizen born in Vigo, Spain, Perez studied electronic engineering, ...

, CEO of

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* Carlos Núñez, musician * Méndez Núñez, military officer * Concepcion Picciotto, peace activist *

Francisco Marcó del Pont Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed " Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comm ...

, last governor of Chile under Spanish rule *

Iago Falque Iago Falque Silva (, ; born 4 January 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward. Club career Early career Born in Vigo, Galicia, Falque began his career with Real Madrid before moving to Barcelona in 2001. After severa ...

, footballer *

, singer-songwriter *

Rosario Hernández Diéguez Rosario Hernández Diéguez (nickname, A Calesa; Vigo, 17 February 1916 – Vigo, 3 September 1936) was a Spanish Galicia (Spain), Galician newspaper hawker and trade unionist, affiliated with Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) and Spanish Soci ...

, newspaper hawker and trade unionist * Manuel Manquiña, actor *

Pedro Alonso Pedro González Alonso (born 21 June 1971), is a Spanish actor, writer, and artist. He is best known for his role of Berlin (Money Heist), Andrés "Berlin" de Fonollosa in the Spanish Heist film, heist series ''Money Heist'' (''La casa de papel' ...

, actor *

Martín Codax Martin Codax or Codaz, Martín Codax () or Martim Codax was a Galician medieval ''joglar'' (non-noble composer and performer, as opposed to a ''trobador''), possibly from Vigo, Galicia in present-day Spain. He may have been active during the ...

, poet * Domingo Villar, author *

Ramón Souto Ramón Souto Caride (born April 21, 1976 in Vigo, Spain) is a Spanish composer. He is the founder of the Spanish chamber orchestra ''Vertixe Sonora Ensemble''. Biography Caride graduated from C.S.M. Vigo and C.L.E.M. Barcelona and went on to col ...

, composer *

Ricardo Mella Ricardo Mella Cea (13 April 1861 – 7 August 1925) was one of the early writers, intellectuals and anarchist activists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Spain. He was characterized as an erudite in various subjects and versed in ...

, anarchist activist * Ignacio Ramonet Miguez, journalist and activist, editor-in-chief of '' Le Monde Diplomatique'' (1991-2008) *

Roberto Losada Rodríguez Roberto Losada Rodríguez (born 25 October 1976) is a professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern. Over seven seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 113 games and 27 g ...

, footballer * Serafín Avendaño, painter * Manuel Porzner, cyclist *

Manuela Velasco Manuela Velasco Díez (born 23 October 1975) is a Spanish actress and television presenter. She played Ángela Vidal in the horror franchise ''REC'' (2007–2014), for which she won a Goya Award in 2008. Career Velasco's first film role was ...

, actress * Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, choral conductor, clinician, and educator

In popular culture

*Vigo Bay is one of the settings for

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's 1870 novel ''

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''. The book's protagonist,

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, draws his wealth and the funding for his submarine ''Nautilus'' from the cargoes of the galleons sunk by the British during the

in 1702. They are depicted as still having their treasure and as being easily accessible to divers. *In the novel and the movie ''

Das Boot (; ) is a 1981 West Germany, West German war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer and Klaus Wennemann. An Film adaptation, adaptation of Lothar-Günthe ...

'', set during World War II, the German submarine ''U-96'' stops in Vigo under cover of darkness to resupply (in secret, as Spain is neutral) from a German cargo ship stationed there for this purpose.

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Vigo is twinned with: *

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, Argentina (1992) *

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, Venezuela *

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, Mexico *

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, France (1983) *

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, France *

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, Greenland (1984) *

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, Spain *

, Portugal (1986) *

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, China *

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, Mexico

References

External links

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Official city site

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