Pontedeume | |
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Torreón dos Andrade | |
Coordinates: 43°24′45″N 08°10′13″W / 43.41250°N 8.17028°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Galicia |
Province | A Coruña |
Comarca | Eume |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bernardo Fernández |
Area | |
• Total | 29.26 km2 (11.30 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 7,884 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | Official website |
Pontedeume (Galician pronunciation: [ˌponteˈðewmɪ]) is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain.
The town was founded ex novo by the town charter of Alfonso X the Wise in 1270. The town is located on the English Way path of the Camino de Santiago.