Municipality in Galicia, Spain
Arteixo
Beach of Sabón.
Coat of arms
Location of Arteixo
Coordinates:43°18′16″N 8°30′41″W / 43.30444°N 8.51139°W /43.30444; -8.51139 Country Spain Autonomous community Galicia Province A Coruña Comarca A Coruña Parroquias Armentón, Arteixo, Barrañán, Chamín, Lañas, Larín, Loureda, Monteagudo, Morás, Oseiro, Pastoriza, Sorrizo, SuevosGovernment
• Alcalde (Mayor ) Carlos Calvelo Martínez (PP ) Area
• Total
93.76 km2 (36.20 sq mi) Population • Total
31,917 • Density 340/km2 (880/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET ) • Summer (DST ) UTC+2 (CEST )Website www .arteixo .es www .arteixoatlantico .com /en
Arteixo (Galician: [aɾˈtejʃʊ] ;Spanish: [arˈtejʃo] ⓘ ) is amunicipality in the province ofA Coruña , part of theautonomous community ofGalicia in northwesternSpain . Its area is 93.76 km2 and its population is 31,005 (2013). Its population density is 317.43 people/km2 .
It is an industrial town that belongs toA Coruña metropolitan area.
Notable landmarks are aRepsol refinery - with its associated industry - and the corporate headquarters ofInditex which is better known for its worldwide chain of clothing stores,Zara .[ 2]
It has tungsten, titanium and tin mines.
As of 2007, the Outer Harbour of A Coruña is being built here, in thePunta Langosteira Peninsula, to replace the busy harbour that is now in the city centre. The construction is planned to finish in 2020.
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1877 8,208 — 1887 8,165 −0.5% 1900 10,160 +24.4% 1910 10,397 +2.3% 1920 10,024 −3.6% 1930 10,127 +1.0% 1940 10,879 +7.4%
Year Pop. ±% 1950 10,722 −1.4% 1960 11,285 +5.3% 1970 12,380 +9.7% 1980 15,448 +24.8% 1990 17,931 +16.1% 2000 23,306 +30.0% 2010 30,630 +31.4%
Source: From:INE Archiv
It is drained by rivers Seixedo and Arteixo.
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