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Cabanas 43°25′10.57″N, 8°10′20.64″W is a borough of Ferrolterra in North-western Spain in the Province of A Coruña, an autonomous community of Galiza. It has an area of 30.2 km², a population of 3,368 (2004 estimate) and a population density of 111.52 people/km². Ferrolterra's population represents the third largest concentration of people in Galicia, and its disperse population exceeds 211,000 (2005).
[edit] Beach of Cabanas
Sport port
[edit] Climate
Due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, it could be said that Cabanas 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. Still, the summers tend to be a bit dryer than the winters.
[edit] History
Very important and rich history. During the Middle Ages Pontedeume which included Cabanas was one of the most important boroughs of the Andrade Family which was particularly strong in Ferrolterra though for some centuries was the most powerful in Galicia. [3]
[edit] Nature and Tourism
[edit] Industry
The major sectors are tourism (from 1950s and in particular from the early 1970s), farming, Agriculture and services, though tourism is predominantly seasonal concentrating itself predominantly in the summer months.
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- Andrade Pontedeume is famous for the "Castles" of the Andrade family who became very powerful in the area during the Middle Ages.
- Francisco Franco (Spanish Head of State 1936-1975) signed his novel Raza (Race) as Jaime de Andrade (1942), using part of his mother's (Pilar Bahamonde Pardo de Andrade) maternal surname.
- Ferrolterra altogether is connected to the Andrade Family, and Pontedeume was one of its most important boroughs in the Middle Ages.
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![Ancient lands of the Counts of Andrade and Vilalba in the 14th Century [1] [2]](../../../../images/local/thumb/a/a1/Andrade_Lands_in_the_14th_Century.jpg/180px-Andrade_Lands_in_the_14th_Century.jpg)
