O Páramo | |
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 Town hall. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of O Páramo | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Galicia |
| Province | Lugo |
| Comarca | Sarria |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | José Luis López López (TDP) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,388 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 27363 |
| Website | Official website |
O Páramo (Galician pronunciation:[ʊˈpaɾɐmʊ]) is a municipality in the province ofLugo, in the autonomous community ofGalicia,Spain. It belongs to thecomarca ofSarria. It has a population of 1632 persons (1.823 in 2006, 1.858 in 2005, 1.887 in 2004, 1.873 in 2003)[2] and an area of 74.92 km2.
The nameParamo comes from theLatinizedParamiensis. The first reference to this name is made on a manuscript dating back to 1078. However, it was only episcopal.[3]
The first reference made to Paramo is in the division of the eleven counties and three parishes into which Lugo was divided into at a council lasting from 569 to 572. A slight discussion is made about this council in Xoan Pallares e Gaioso's (1614-1698) book "Argos Divina, Nuestra Señora de los ojos grandes" (Divine Argos, Our lady with the large eyes), which says: "During the Council of Lugo, as said in the archives of the Church, under the reign of Teodomiro, the limits of each county were decided."[4]InRoman times, roughly 170Christians were killed on a hill in Paramo called Paramo hill[5]
Here is a list of all parishes found in Paramo, with their Saint's name or spelling variants in brackets:
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