Ortigueira

Ortigueira
—  City council  —
Orbeiro Beach.
Coat of arms
Ortigueira Location in Spain.
Coordinates: 43°40′59″N 7°51′00″W / 43.68306°N 7.85°W / 43.68306; -7.85
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Galicia
Province	A Coruña
Comarca	Ortegal
Government
- Mayor	Rafael Girón
Area
- Total	209.60 km2 (80.9 sq mi)
Population (2009)
- Total	7,150
- Density	34.1/km2 (88.4/sq mi)
Demonym	Orteganos
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CET (UTC+2)
Website	Official website

Ortigueira is a seaport and municipality in the Province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain; it is located on the northern slope of the Serra da Faladoira, the river Mera and on the eastern shore of the Ria de Santa Marta—a winding, rock-bound and much indented inlet of the Bay of Biscay, between Capes Ortegal and Bares, the northernmost headlands of the Peninsula.

Port of Espasante (Ortigueira)

The industries are fishing and farming. Owing to the shallowness of the harbour large vessels cannot enter, but there is an important coasting trade, despite the dangerous character of the coast and the prevalence of fogs and gales.

Sources

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.