Narón
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Narón is a municipality in northwestern
.Geographically, the town is very close to the Atlantic Ocean. The city of Ferrol is 5 km away. The nearest airports are located in the cities of A Coruña and Santiago de Compostela.
Narón has a train and bus connection to Ferrol as they form an urban continuum.
Climate
Due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, the Oceanic climate is predominant, with many rainy days, not having extreme oscillation in its weather conditions neither in winter nor in summer.
Entertainment
Narón has two cultural centres, one big theatre with more than 1000 seats and another smaller auditorium. Also there is a 12 screen cinema within the Centro Commercial Odeón, one of the two big shopping centres of the comarca (a new shopping centre opened in Ferrol in October 2013). The town also has 2 nightlife areas: Carretera de Castilla and A Gándara, near the shopping mall, with both places full of pubs, music and traditional bars, restaurants and inns.
Festivities
In the month of May, May Day is celebrated on the 1st along with the Galician Literature Day, on the 17th.
An
In addition to all the local fiestas, Narón also observes the national Spanish fiestas.
Parishes (Parroquias)
The municipality includes 13 parishes:
- Castro
- Doso
- San Xiao de Narón (San Xiao)
- Pedroso
- Sedes
- San Mateo de Trasancos
- O Val
- Nosa Señora dos Desamparados - Piñeiros (Narón urban area)
- San Martiño de Xuvia - O Couto (Narón urban area)
- San Xosé Obreiro - Outo do Castiñeiro (Narón urban area)
- Santa Icía - A Solaina (Narón urban area)
- Santa Rita de Xuvia (Narón urban area)
- Santiago Apóstolo - A Gándara (Narón urban area)
However, six of them (Pinheiros, O Couto, A Gándara, Outo do Castiñeiro, Xuvia and A Solaina) belong to the city center and now they are known as neighbourghoods. There are a total of 195 localities, the most prominent being A Gándara, A Solaina and Piñeiros, each of which has a population higher than 6,000. Narón town hall is located at Outo do Castiñeiro (also known, in Spanish, as Alto del Castaño).
Education
Narón is home to four public Infant Schools, two Public Secondary High-Schools, six public Primary Schools and fourteen private schools.
Languages
Both Castilian and Gallego are spoken in this area although statistics on the use and comprehension of both is not known at present. Tourists and travellers arriving to this area will most probably notice that there isn't much information or official notices either in English or in Spanish; most information and leaflets provided will be in local Galician. School children are taught in the Galician language, although many speak Castilian as their first language.
Economy
The most important
The industrial development of the borough, began in a few centuries ago, and consisted in different factories devoted to the
The primary sector is the least important, comprising 5.7% of the working population. It produces
Since 1900, Narón has experimented a continuous steady growth, which during the 1960s and the 1970s accelerate itself due to the flourishing of the
Socio-cultural and economic development
Because of the
Nowadays, Narón is working towards cultural enrichment. It might also be noted that the whole area has undergone a period of worrisome economic uncertainty due to the crisis in the naval building sector, the conflicts with European legislation, and competition from Asia.
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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