A Guarda

Municipality in Galicia, Spain

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Coat of arms

Location of A Guarda within Galicia

Coordinates: 41°54′6″N 8°52′31″W / 41.90167°N 8.87528°W / 41.90167; -8.87528CountrySpainAutonomous communityGaliciaProvincePontevedraComarcaO Baixo MiñoParroquias

List

Camposancos
A Guarda
Salcidos

Government

• TypeConcello • MayorAntonio Lomba Baz (PSdeG)Area

• Total20.5 km² (7.9 sq mi)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total10,013 • Density490/km² (1,300/sq mi)DemonymsGuardés (m), guardesa (f)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CET)Post code

36780

Websitewww.aguarda.es

A Guarda is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra in the autonomous community of Galicia, in Spain. It is situated in the comarca of O Baixo Miño.

Demography

From:INE Archiv

Politics

Local election results in A Guarda
Party	2007	2011	2015
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE-PSdeG)	9	8	7
People's Party (PP)	5	6	5
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)	1	2	3
Galician Convergence (CG)	-	1	1
Terra Galega (TeGa)	2	-	-
CCD	-	-	1

Sister cities

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2005)^[2]
Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal [2022]^[3]

Notable Natives

Julia Vaquero

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ "A Guarda y Santo Domingo estrechan sus lazos a partir de la emigración". farodevigo.es. 22 October 2006.
^ "A Guarda e Póvoa de Varzim xa son cidades irmandadas". novasdoeixoatlantico.com. 30 June 2022.