Lalín
City Hall
City Hall
Flag of Lalín
Coat of arms of Lalín
Location of Lalín
Coordinates: 42°39′N 8°7′W / 42.650°N 8.117°W / 42.650; -8.117
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityGalicia
ProvincePontevedra
Government
  AlcaldeJosé Crespo (PPdeG)
Area
  Total326.83 km2 (126.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total20,103
  Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
DemonymLalinense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
36500
Websitewww.lalin.gal

Lalín is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the north of the province of Pontevedra. It's the capital of the region of the Deza.

The town has a population of 20,158 inhabitants (2014).[2] The surface of the municipality is 326.8 km2, being the biggest municipality in the province of Pontevedra and the fourth of Galicia, with a population density of 63.85 inhabitants/km2.

Located in the North-East of the province of Pontevedra; being bordered by Silleda and Vila de Cruces to the North-West, Forcarei to the West, Agolada and Rodeiro to the North-East, Dozón to the South-East and O Irixo to the South, all of them being part of the region of Deza, except O Irixo.

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. http://www.ige.eu/igebdt/esq.jsp?paxina=002003001&c=-1&ruta=fichas%2Fbdmunicipal_tablas.jsp%3FESP%3D36024 Censo Lalín 2007


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