Cangas

Cangas, also known as Cangas do Morrazo, is a seaside resort in southwestern , Spain. It is both a town and municipality in the province of Pontevedra. Its area is about 38,1 km2 and has a population of around 26,087 inhabitants.
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  • Type: Locality with 26,100 residents
  • Description: municipality in Pontevedra province, Spain
  • Also known as: 36008”, “Cangas del Morrazo”, “Cangas do Morrazo”, “Cangas, Pontevedra”, and “Vila de Cangas

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beach of Barra and Costa da Vela.

Beach

Nature reserve
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cangas do Morrazo and San Cibrán.

Town
is a town, which is situated 4½ km east of Cangas.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Cangas

Latitude
42.2726° or 42° 16′ 22″ north
Longitude
-8.8304° or 8° 49′ 49″ west
Population
26,100
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
8CJH75F9+3V
Geo­Names ID
6360211
Wiki­data ID
Q1628188
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Cangas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كانغاس دي موراثو
  • Aragonese: Cangas do Morrazo
  • Armenian: Կանգաս դե Մոռասո
  • Asturian: Cangas do Morrazo
  • Asturian: Cangas
  • Basque: Cangas do Morrazo
  • Basque: Cangas
  • Catalan: Cangas de Morrazo
  • Catalan: Cangas do Morrazo
  • Catalan: Cangas
  • Cebuano: Cangas
  • Chechen: Кангас
  • Chinese: Cangas
  • Chinese: 坎加斯
  • Dimli (individual language): Cangas
  • Dutch: Cangas do Morrazo
  • Dutch: Cangas
  • French: Cangas do Morrazo
  • French: Cangas
  • Galician: Cangas do Morrazo
  • Galician: Cangas
  • Georgian: კანგასი
  • German: Cangas do Morrazo
  • German: Cangas
  • Hungarian: Cangas
  • Interlingua: Cangas
  • Interlingue: Cangas
  • Irish: Cangas
  • Italian: Cangas do Morrazo
  • Italian: Cangas
  • Japanese: カンガス
  • Kazakh: Kangas
  • Kazakh: Кангас
  • Kazakh: كانگاس
  • Ladin: Cangas
  • Lithuanian: Kangas
  • Lombard: Cangas
  • Luxembourgish: Cangas de Morrazo
  • Malagasy: Cangas do Morrazo
  • Malay: Cangas
  • Min Nan Chinese: Cangas
  • Occitan (post 1500): Cangas do Morrazo
  • Occitan (post 1500): Cangas
  • Persian: کانگاس
  • Polish: Cangas
  • Portuguese: Cangas do Morraço
  • Portuguese: Cangas do Morrazo
  • Portuguese: Cangas
  • Russian: Кангас
  • Serbian: Кангас
  • South Azerbaijani: کانقاس
  • Spanish: Cangas de Morrazo
  • Spanish: Cangas del Morrazo
  • Spanish: Cangas do Morrazo
  • Spanish: Cangas
  • Swedish: Cangas do Morrazo
  • Swedish: Cangas
  • Tatar: Кангас
  • Turkish: Cangas do Morrazo
  • Turkish: Cangas
  • Ukrainian: Кангас-де-Моррасо
  • Ukrainian: Кангас
  • Ukrainian: Канґас
  • Uzbek: Cangas de Morrazo
  • Uzbek: Cangas do Morrazo
  • Uzbek: Cangas
  • Uzbek: Cангас до Морразо
  • Uzbek: Kangas
  • Uzbek: Кангас
  • Venetian: Cangas
  • Vietnamese: Cangas
  • Waray (Philippines): Cangas do Morrazo
  • Waray (Philippines): Cangas

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cangas”. Photo: Susana Freixeiro, CC BY-SA 3.0.