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The Concello de Narón is in the NW of Galiza, exactly on the northern edge of the ria of Ferrol. It is part of the area of Trasancos (aka Ferrolterra) and of the Mancomunidade da Ría.
Narón has an extension of 66.2 square kilometres, extends from the ría to the Atlantic Ocean, and has a short, abrupt and steep coastline. It is formed by 13 parishes (Castro, Doso, Narón, Nosa Señora dos Desamparados, Pedroso, San Martiño, San Xosé Obreiro, Santa Icía, Santa Rita de Xubia, Santiago Apóstolo, Sedes, Trasancos and O Val) that agglutinate 195 localities, for example A Gándara, A Solaina or Piñeiros, which stand out because of their numerous inhabitants (more than 3,000). Narón, then, has not a dominant urban centre. In the census of 1991 there were 31,594 inhabitants, which is a relatively high density of population. Narón is the corporation or concello with most population of the province after the three towns (A Coruña, Ferrol and Santiago). There is a appreciable difference of density of population between the parishes which are closer to Ferrol and the ría, which are more densely populated, and those which are more distant, which have less population.
The corporation occupies the valley of the river Xubia, in its final flow. The plains alternate with the hills, but the average elevation is not higher than 300 metres. The ground consists of dun and productive lands. There are some rivers, and the most important is the Río Grande de Xubia, which was reknowned for its fishing wealth, but nowadays it is very polluted. Another very polluted river is the Río Freixeiro, which receives plenty of pollutants. The council government wants to make a draining, that could cost about 500 million pesetas. There are also many little streams and brooks, that flow to the ría, in the Atlantic Ocean or in the Río Grande de Xubia, such as Castro, Filgueiras, Prados, Rego de Fontenova, Río Seco or Salgueiro.
Narón's weather is mild and wet. The average temperature is 13.1ºC (registered by the Meteorological Observatory of Narón) with weak oscillations between winter and summer. The rainfall is moderately plentiful, with 1,376 mm., more abundant in winter.
Since 1900 Narón has been growing without stop, reaching its highest level during the 60's and the 70's, coinciding with the period of development of the naval industry of Ferrol and Fene. Narón received immigrants from nearly corporations, such as San Sadurniño, Cedeira or Ortigueira, from areas of the interior, such as Terra Chá, or even from other regions (mainly, people who were posted at the militar sector in Ferrol). This contribution rejuvenated the population structure and reinforced the construction industry, demanding an increase in housing. Because of this, Narón suffered an important change: it left its rural character and it became a corporation between urban and rural, because it still has big green areas, but where the density of population is high, the houses are not very big (with four or five flats). This increase was cut by the economic crisis that affected the entire region, although Narón is the only corporation that keeps on growing.
The most important economic sectors are the tertiary and the secondary (services and industries), which employ 49.9% and 31.2% of the working population respectively. Narón is a good place to build small industries, because of its high possibilities of industrial development. The industrial estate Río do Pozo is being built, and it will be one of the largest business parks of Galicia. A Gándara is the place where another important industrial estate is. MEGASA and POLIGAL, two of the most representatives enterprises of the Galizan iron and steal subsector are present in the industry of Narón. There are also other enterprises, which work in the dairy industry, thermal insulation, electricity, electronics, construction material, foodstuffs, distillery, etc.
The industrial activity began in the previous century, when there were some factories of leather tanning, textile mills and water mills. Later, there were also factories of tiles, shipyards, and sawmills. Nowadays, there still are traditional wood workshop, stone, leather and ceramics.
The primary sector is the least important, with a 5.7% of the working population. It produces cereals, potatoes, vegetables and cattle, and it has a complementary character and a partial dedication.
It is known that this land was inhabited since ancient times because of the Megalithic remains of A Moura, San Mateo and O Val and the existence of hill-forts or castros, even if they are in a pitiful condition, in Eiraverde, Pereiruga, Petouzal, Quintá, Revolta, San Mateo, Sequeiro, Vicás and Vilasuso. In the Middle Ages there were some small monasteries, but the most important were San Martiño de Xubia and San Salvador de Pedroso, which were the centres of the economic, cultural and religious life of Terra de Trasancos. A very visited place is the Presa do Rei, at the river Xubia. There are also two water mills from the 18th-century, with important historic-cultural value. But the most representative monument in Naron is the Romanesque church of O Couto, in the ancient monastery San Martin de Xebio, from the 12th-century, which has basilical layout (three naves and semicircular apses). Inside, there is the Gothic grave of Rodrigo Esquío. The portico and the tower of the façade were added later (18th-century). It it then is a building with great architectural value, because of the merging of different styles.
Nowadays, Narón is working in cultural enrichment. Some years ago, the Television de Narón e Terra de Trasancos was created and an outstanding auditorium was also built recently. It might also be noted that the whole area goes through a period of worrysome economic uncertainty due to the crisis of the naval building sector and the conflicts with European legislation and unfaire competition from Asia (this sector employs many people in the area).
