Pontevedra

The province of Pontevedra is a province of , located in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of . It is bordered by the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, and Ourense, the country of and the Atlantic Ocean.
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  • Type: province of Spain with 943,000 residents
  • Description: province of Spain, in the autonomous region of Galicia
  • Also known as: Pontevedra Province”, “Province of Pontevedra”, and “Puntevedra

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carballeira de San Xusto and Cotobade Astronomical Observatory.

Forest
The is an oak forest located in the parish of San Xurxo de Sacos, on a hill above the Lérez River, near the Ria de Pontevedra, in Galicia, Spain.

Archaeological site
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cuspedriños, San Xurxo de Sacos, Cerdedo-Cotobade and A Lagoa.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Village
is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Pontevedra.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southwest of Pontevedra.

Pontevedra

Latitude
42.5° or 42° 30′ north
Longitude
-8.5° or 8° 30′ west
Population
943,000
Elevation
565 metres (1,854 feet)
Open location code
8CJHGG22+22
Geo­Names ID
3113208
Wiki­data ID
Q95086
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Wu Chinese—“Pontevedra” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Provinca Pontevedra
  • Arabic: بونتيفيدرا
  • Aragonese: Pontebedra
  • Aragonese: Provincia de Pontevedra
  • Asturian: Pontevedra (provincia)
  • Asturian: provincia de Pontevedra
  • Asturian: Provincia de Pontevedra
  • Azerbaijani: Pontevedra vilayəti
  • Basque: Pontevedrako probintzia
  • Belarusian: Пантэведра, правінцыя
  • Belarusian: Пантэведра
  • Belarusian: Пантэвэдра (правінцыя)
  • Belarusian: Пантэвэдра
  • Belarusian: правінцыя Пантэведра
  • Belarusian: правінцыя Пантэвэдра
  • Bengali: পন্টেভেদ্রা প্রদেশ
  • Breton: Proviñs Pontevedra
  • Catalan: Pontevedra
  • Catalan: província de Pontevedra
  • Catalan: Província de Pontevedra
  • Cebuano: Provincia de Pontevedra
  • Chinese: Pontevedra Séng
  • Chinese: 蓬特韋德拉省
  • Chinese: 蓬特韦德拉省
  • Croatian: Pontevedra
  • Czech: Provincie Pontevedra
  • Danish: Pontevedra
  • Dimli (individual language): Pontevedra (wılayet)
  • Dimli (individual language): Pontevedra
  • Dutch: Pontevedra
  • Esperanto: Provinco Pontevedro
  • Estonian: Pontevedra provints
  • Finnish: Pontevedra
  • French: Pontevedra
  • French: province de Pontevedra
  • French: Province de Pontevedra
  • Galician: Pontevedra provincia
  • Galician: provincia de Pontevedra
  • Galician: Provincia de Pontevedra
  • Georgian: პონტევედრის პროვინცია
  • German: Pontevedra
  • German: Provinz Pontevedra
  • Greek: Επαρχία της Ποντεβέδρα
  • Gujarati: પોંટેવેડ્રા પ્રાંત
  • Hebrew: מחוז פונטבדרה
  • Hindi: पोंटेवेड्रा प्रांत
  • Hungarian: Pontevedra
  • Indonesian: Provinsi Pontevedra
  • Interlingue: Provincia de Pontevedra
  • Italian: provincia di Pontevedra
  • Italian: Provincia di Pontevedra
  • Japanese: ポンテベドラ
  • Japanese: ポンテベドラ県
  • Kannada: ಪೊಂಟೆವೇದ್ರ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ
  • Kazakh: Понтеведра
  • Korean: 폰테베드라도
  • Korean: 폰테베드라주
  • Ladin: Provinzia de Pontevedra
  • Ladino: Pontevedra
  • Ladino: Provinsia de Pontevedra
  • Latvian: Pontebedras province
  • Latvian: Pontevedras province
  • Lithuanian: Pontevedros provincija
  • Lombard: Provincia de Pontevedra
  • Luxembourgish: Provënz Pontevedra
  • Macedonian: Понтеведра (покраина)
  • Macedonian: Понтеведра
  • Malay: Wilayah Pontevedra
  • Maori: Pontevedra (porowini)
  • Maori: Pontevedra
  • Marathi: पोंटेवेड्रा प्रांत
  • Mazanderani: پنتبدرا اوستان
  • Min Nan Chinese: Pontevedra Séng
  • Mingrelian: პონტევედრაშ პროვინცია
  • Northern Frisian: Prowins Pontevedra
  • Northern Luri: پونتئڤئدرا
  • Northern Sami: Pontevedra eanangoddi
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Pontevedra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Provinsen Pontevedra
  • Norwegian: Pontevedra
  • Occitan (post 1500): Pontevedra
  • Ossetian: Понтеведрæ (провинци)
  • Ossetian: Понтеведрæ
  • Pampanga: Pontevedra
  • Persian: استان پنتبدرا
  • Polish: Pontevedra
  • Portuguese: Pontevedra
  • Romanian: Provincia Pontevedra
  • Russian: Provincia de Pontevedra
  • Russian: Понтеведра (провинция)
  • Russian: Понтеведра
  • Scots: Province o Pontevedra
  • Scottish Gaelic: Pontevedra
  • Serbian: Покрајина Понтеведра
  • Serbo-Croatian: Pontevedra
  • Sinhala: පොන්ටෙවෙද්‍රා පළාත
  • Slovenian: Provinca Pontevedra
  • South Azerbaijani: پنتبدرا اوستانی
  • Spanish: Pontevedra provincia
  • Spanish: Pontevedra
  • Spanish: provincia de Pontevedra
  • Spanish: Provincia de Pontevedra
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Pontevedra
  • Swedish: Pontevedra
  • Tamil: பொன்டேவெட்றா மாகாணம்
  • Telugu: పాంటివెద్రా ప్రావిన్స్
  • Telugu: పాంటివెద్రా రాష్ట్రభాగం
  • Thai: จังหวัดโปนเตแบดรา
  • Turkish: Pontevedra ili
  • Turkish: Pontevedra
  • Ukrainian: Понтеведра
  • Urdu: صوبہ پونتیبیدرا
  • Uzbek: Pontevedra
  • Venetian: Provincia de Pontevedra
  • Vietnamese: Pontevedra
  • Waray (Philippines): Provincia de Pontevedra
  • Welsh: Talaith Pontevedra
  • Western Armenian: Բոնթեվերտէ գաւառ
  • Western Frisian: Pontevedra (provinsje)
  • Western Frisian: Pontevedra
  • Wu Chinese: 蓬特韦德拉省

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monte Cabeiro and Monte Acibal.

Galicia: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Pontevedra, and A Coruña.

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