Abegondo
Abegondo | |
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| Concello de Abegondo | |
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 Seal  Coat of arms | |
  Abegondo Location in the Province of A Coruña | |
| Coordinates: 43°12′24″N 8°18′36″W / 43.20667°N 8.31000°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Galicia |
| Province | A Coruña |
| Comarca | A Coruña |
| Government | |
| • (Alcalde) Mayor | José Antonio Santiso Miramontes (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.81 km2 (32.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 5,454 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 15318 |
| Website | www |
Abegondo is a municipality in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It has an area of 83.72 km² (32.32 mi²), a population of 5,578 (2024 estimate) and a population density of 66.56 people/km² (177.35 people/mi²). It is part of the semi-coast region between the municipality of Cambre and the historic town of Betanzos.
Geography
Abegondo is located 23 km southeastward of the provincial capital. The municipality consists of 19 parishes of which San Marcos, a place in Abegondo parish, is the capital.
Hydrography
Abegondo is delimited by the rivers Mero and Barcés, and the Gobia runs through it. It has two dams: Cecebre and Beche, the former is shared by the municipalities of Betanzos, Carral & Cambre.
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1900 | 7,376 | — |
| 1930 | 8,238 | +11.7% |
| 1950 | 8,202 | −0.4% |
| 1981 | 6,274 | −23.5% |
| 2004 | 5,732 | −8.6% |
| 2024 | 5,578 | −2.7% |
Parroquias
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Notable landmark
Cidade Deportiva de Abegondo
In the municipality there is located the Cidade Deportiva de Abegondo (also known as "El Mundo del Futbol", which is Spanish for "The World of Football"),[2] that serves as the home stadium for Deportivo Fabril and Deportivo de La Coruña Femenino. It is also the training ground of the men's club Deportivo de La Coruña. It was opened in 2003.
The stadium facilities are the central stadium with a capacity of 1,000 seats, 6 grass pitches, 1 fieldturf pitch, 6 seven-a-side pitches and a service building with gymnasium.[3]
Archaeological monuments
Abegondo is known to have been continuously inhabited since the Neolithic, with various tumuli and Celtic castros spreaded throughout the municipality, totaling around 20 sites, including remains of Via XX.
Architectural landmarks
- Beldoña Castle. Protected in an 1949 law.[4] Later declared Bien de Interés Cultural en 1985 and 1995.
- Pazos. Abegondo, like all other concellos in Galicia, has a sizeable amount of pazos. There it numbers around 10, with gothic, baroque, rococo and modern styles present.
See also
External links
- Official site (in Spanish)
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Club Information. Deportivo-la-coruna.com. 2021-01-25.
- ^ Abegonda (La Coruña) – Ciudad Deportiva de Abegondo. Espanaestadios.com. 2021-01.24.
- ^ Decreto de 22 de abril de 1949 sobre protección de los castillos españoles. Ministerio de Educación Nacional. BOE nº 125 de 5 de mayo de 1949.