Ortegal

Ortegal is a comarca in the north of the Galician Province of A Coruña, Spain. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the Province of Lugo to the east, the comarca of O Eume to the south, and comarca of Ferrol to the west. It covers an area of 394.3 sq.km, which accounts for 1.33% of all the land area in Galicia. The overall population of this region was 13,916 at the 2011 census;^[2] the latest official 2022 census was 11,466.^[3]

Ortegal
Comarca
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Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	A Coruña
Capital	Ortigueira
Municipalities	List Cariño, Cerdido, Mañón, Ortigueira
Area
• Total	394.3 km^2 (152.2 sq mi)
Population  (2022)^[1]
• Total	11,466
• Density	29/km^2 (75/sq mi)
Demonym	orteguense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Municipalities

The comarca comprises the following four municipalities:

Name of municipality	Population (2001)^[4]	Population (2011)^[5]	Population (2022)^[6]
Cariño	4,844	4,374	3,699
Cerdido	1,568	1,304	1,060
Mañón	1,870	1,541	1,287
Ortigueira	8,172	6,697	5,420
Totals	16,454	13,916	11,466

 

Punta de Estaca de Bares, the northernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, is located in the Mañón municipality of Ortegal.

 

Cariño

 

Cabo Ortegal

References

1. Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
2. Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
3. Estimate at 1 January 2022: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
4. Census at 1 November 2001: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
5. Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
6. Estimate at 1 January 2022: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.

43°41′35″N 7°50′39″W / 43.69306°N 7.84417°W / 43.69306; -7.84417