A Coruña
city and municipality in the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
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Summary
A Coruña is a municipality of Galicia[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of municipality of galicia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,583 views/month, #2 of 286).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: A Coruña Province[3]
- Country: Spain[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
- Head of government: Inés Rey[6]
- Capital: A Coruña[7]
- Shares border with: Arteixo[8], Culleredo[9], Oleiros[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Oza, A Coruña[11], Elviña, A Coruña[12], Visma, A Coruña[13], San Cristovo das Viñas, A Coruña[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Cádiz[15], Mariglianella[16], Mar del Plata[17], Herencia[18], Rio de Janeiro[19]
- Coat of arms: Wappen der Provinz A Coruña[20]
- Postal code: 15001–15011[21]
- Part of: Mancomunidad de Municipios del Área del de La Coruña[22]
- Commons category: A Coruña[23]
- Licence plate code: C[24]
- Opposite of: Christchurch[25]
- Local dialing code: 981 y 881[26]
- Coordinate location: 43.37111111111111, -8.39611111111111[27]
- Official website: https://www.coruna.gal/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:A Coruña[29]
- Commons gallery: A Coruña[30]
- Population: 245,923[31], 246,146[32], 246,028[33], 246,047[34], 246,056[35], 245,164[36], 244,388[37], 243,320[38], 243,349[39], 242,846[40], 243,902[41], 242,458[42], 239,434[43], 244,810[44]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of A Coruña[45]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[46]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for A Coruña include A Coruña Airport[47], an airport[48], in Spain[49]; Corunna[50], a city in the United States[51], in United States[52]; and 9605 it[53], an asteroid[54].
Why It Matters
A Coruña has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for it include A Coruña Airport[47], an airport[48], in Spain[49]; Corunna[50], a city in the United States[51], in United States[52]; and 9605 it[53], an asteroid[54].