Arzúa
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Website | Concello de Arzúa |
Arzúa (Galician pronunciation: [aɾˈzu.a], Spanish pronunciation: [aɾˈθu.a]) is a municipality in the province A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It has an area of 155.89 km², a population of 6,315 (2012 estimate), and a population density of 40.64 people/km². It is one of the Galician municipalities with more cows per capita rate in Galicia.
Although the region has long been settled, even pre-dating Roman occupation, the current population of the town are mostly of Basque extraction.[2]
The village is for many pilgrims the last stopping point before the last day trek into
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1900 | 9,036 | — |
1930 | 8,743 | −3.2% |
1950 | 10,754 | +23.0% |
1981 | 7,377 | −31.4% |
2012 | 6,315 | −14.4% |
Source: Article in Spanish and Galician |
Cuisine
The municipalities of Arzúa and A Ulloa are notable for being the location of origin of Arzúa-Ulloa cheese, which holds Protected designation of origin (PDO) status.[3]
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ISBN 0-312-25416-4
- ^ "Arzúa-Ulloa Cheese in Spain: spanish food from Galicia | Spain.info in english". www.spain.info. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24.
42°53′N 8°11′W / 42.883°N 8.183°W