As Pontes de García Rodríguez
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| Concello de As Pontes de García Rodríguez | |||
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| Nickname: As Pontes de García Rodríguez | |||
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| - Alcalde (Mayor) | |||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 249.4 km² (96.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 11,911(INE) | ||
| - Density | 47.75/km² (123.7/sq mi) | ||
| Website: http://www.aspontes.com/ | |||
As Pontes de García Rodríguez is a municipality in Ferrolterra, in North-western Spain, in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. The current population is 12.570 with a density of 50.4 hab/km². It is the largest council in the province of A Coruña.
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[edit] Climate
Due not by the sea, due to its geographical proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, it could be said that As Pontes de García Rodríguez does not enjoy extreme oscillation in its weather conditions neither in winter nor in summer. The weather is mild all the year around almost as if we were talking about one only season, and that is very different from what happens in other parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Like the rest of Galicia, it is rainy and beautifully green, and as different from other parts of Ferrolterra in winter time snow can be found in most parts of the borough. Still, the summers tend to be a bit dryer than the winters.
[edit] Economy
The economy depends principally on the industry.
The town principal industry is the coal power plant and the coalpit run by Endesa. The power plant is the largest in Spain, and his chimney, with 356 meters of height, the higher construction in the country and the second largest tower in Europe. Besides the municipality has numerous wind farms, contributing definitively to the leadership that Galicia has in Spain in this technology. As Pontes is one the places with bigger production of worldwide energy. The town has three industrial parks.
[edit] Nature and Tourism
- The "Fragas" of the River Eume National Park with its typical Atlantic Forest, and unique ecosystem and biodiversity, offers the visitor one of the most beautiful Galician landscapes. (Declared National Park in 1997).
[edit] See also
- List of towers
- Endesa (Chile) Part of Endesa (Spain)
- Endesa acronym in Spanish for Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A.
- Ferrol City and Naval Station in North Western Spain
[edit] External links
- (English) The Coal Power Plant of As Pontes de García Rodríguez en Ferrolterra (Outskirts of Ferrol) North-western Spain.
- (Spanish) Black Shadows in Green Galicia - The Coal Power Plant of As Pontes de García Rodríguez (Web in Spanish)
- (Spanish) Asociación Informática Amigus (Web in Spanish)
- (English) Foster Wheeler to Upgrade Second Unit at As Pontes Power Plant
- (English) Skyscraperpage Diagrams
- (English) NAVANTIA Spanish Company, Leader in Military Shipbuilding
- (English) Green Tourism in Northern Spain 2005
- (English) Traveller's Guide of Europe: Ferrol c.1919
- (English) Ferrol Maritime Province - Registration Ensign 2001
- (Spanish) Warships of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- (Spanish) Damian Cosme de Churruca y Elorza (1761-1805)
- (English) Vessels Blockading various French and Spanish ports - May 1805.
- (English) Auxiliary Oiler and replenishment ship (Spanish and Dutch project) made in Ferrol 1994
- (English) Offshore Patrol Helicopter Carrier design and made in Ferrol 1997
- (English) Offshore Technology design and made in Ferrol 2004
- (Spanish) Official web-page in Spanish for the C.I.S.- Ferrol
- (Spanish) The 19th Group of Boy Scouts of Ferrol since 1920s
- (Spanish) Official Web-page in Galician and Spanish for City Council of Ferrol
- (Spanish) News-page in Spanish for the metropolitan area of Ferrol (i.e.: Ferrolterra)
- (Spanish) Informative Council Web-page in Spanish about Ferrolterra also known as Comarca de Ferrol
- (Spanish) The "Revista Naval" page published in Ferrol in Spanish for the "Armada Española"
- (English) Aerial Views of Ferrol in North Western Spain 2004
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