Catoira

Coordinates: 42°40′0″N 8°43′18″W / 42.66667°N 8.72167°W / 42.66667; -8.72167
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Catoira
municipality
UTC+2 (CET)
Websitewww.catoira.es

Catoira is a municipality in

Torres do Oeste
(Towers of the West).

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
18772,059—    
18871,767−1.52%
19001,918+0.63%
19102,211+1.43%
19202,321+0.49%
19302,646+1.32%
19402,846+0.73%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19502,962+0.40%
19603,244+0.91%
19703,431+0.56%
19803,732+0.84%
19903,653−0.21%
20003,451−0.57%
20103,499+0.14%
Source: From: INE Archiv

Local festivals

The most important celebrations include:

  • the Viking Festival of Catoira, held on the first Sunday in August (Declared of International Tourist Interest),
  • the Supervisory Celebrations
  • Feast day of
    Saint Anthony of Padua
    , held on the second Sunday in July, during which the famous Gastronomical Celebration "da Solla" is celebrated. The local parishes have (during the summer) their own celebrations.
  • The most important of these is the Festa da parroquia de Oeste, or Festas de Santabaia, on the second weekend in August. There are also very important celebrations in honor of San Antonio de Dimo (the first Sunday in July)

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

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