4-428: Portas is a small municipality in the province of Pontevedra , in the autonomous community of Galicia , Spain . It belongs to the comarca of Caldas . It is made up of four parroquias (parishes): This article about a location in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pontevedra (province) Pontevedra is a province of Spain , located in
8-609: The Rías Baixas Denominación de Origen (DO) is located in the province. The province similarly shares the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park with neighbouring A Coruña province . This region contains the Galician islands of Ons , Cies , Sálvora and Cortegada . The province has an oceanic climate with warm and relatively dry summers and cool and very wet winters. The province's capital, Pontevedra , with
12-569: The councils of the 62 municipalities of the province of Pontevedra. The population of the province is 942,665 (2019), of whom 9% live in the capital, the city of Pontevedra and 28% in Vigo . Pontevedra is cut in two parts by the Lérez River . Most of the major tourist attractions in Pontevedra are to the south of the river. Pontevedra features many historical buildings, monuments, and churches. Much of
16-602: The southwestern part of the autonomous community of Galicia . It is bordered by the provinces of A Coruña , Lugo , and Ourense , the country of Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. There is a public institution called the Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra (Provincial Council), whose head office is in Pontevedra city, that provides direct services to citizens such as technical, financial and technological support to
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