Cerdedo

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Concello de Cerdedo

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Coordinates: 42°32′N 8°23.5′W / 42.533°N 8.3917°W / 42.533; -8.3917Coordinates: 42°32′N 8°23.5′W / 42.533°N 8.3917°W / 42.533; -8.3917
Parroquias 8
Government
  Alcalde (Mayor) Silvestre José Balseiros Guinarte
Area
  Total 79.8 km2 (30.8 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total (INE)
  1,916
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CET (UTC+2)

Cerdedo is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra.

Location of Cerdedo

Location

Located in the region known as Tabeirós - Terra de Montes, bordered to the north by Forcarei and A Estrada, to the west by Cotobade and Campo Lameiro and to the east by Forcarey.

Demography

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1900 5,331    
1930 5,265−1.2%
1950 5,888+11.8%
1981 4,251−27.8%
2012 1,916−54.9%
Source: Article in Spanish and Galician

The population in 2012 was 1,916.

Civil parishes

The municipality is composed of 8 parishes:

  • Castro (Santa Baia)
  • Cerdedo (San Xoán)
  • Figueiroa (San Martiño)
  • Folgoso (Santa María)
  • Parada (San Pedro)
  • Pedre (Santo Estevo)
  • Quireza (San Tomé)
  • Tomonde (Santa María)
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