Marín, Pontevedra

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Concello de Marín
Official seal of Concello de Marín
Seal
Situation of Marín within Galicia
Situation of Marín within Galicia
Parroquias Ardán, O Campo, Marín, Mogor, San Tomé de Piñeiro, San Xulián and Seixo
Government
 - Alcalde (Mayor) Francisco Antonio Santiago Fernández
Area
 - Total 36.83 km² (14.2 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - Total 26,103 (INE)
 - Density 708.74/km² (1,835.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+2)

Marín is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. This location has strong attachments to the Spanish Navy as the “Escuela Naval Militar de Oficiales (i.e.: Naval Academy for Officers) of Marin is located here.

Note: "Escuela Naval Militar de Oficiales de Marín" is part of the "Maritime Intervention Command of Ferrol".

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Panoramic view of Marín
Panoramic view of Marín
  • Ferrol Spanish Capital of the Maritime Department of the North (1788 AD).

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