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Carballeda de Avia

Municipality in Galicia, Spain

Coat of arms

Location in Galicia

42°19′17″N 8°9′55″W / 42.32139°N 8.16528°W / 42.32139; -8.16528Country

SpainAutonomous community

GaliciaProvince

OurenseComarcaO RibeiroGovernment

• MayorLuis Milia Méndez (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party)Area

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• Total47 km² (18 sq mi)Elevation

249 m (817 ft)Population

(2018)^[2]

• Total1,317 • Density28/km² (73/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)INE municipality code32018Websitewww.carballedadeavia.com

Carballeda de Avia is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Ribeiro. It is located to the west of the province, 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) northwest of Ribadavia off the A-52 road.^[3] As of 2012 it had a population of 1487 people. It is a wine-producing area with about 3000 hectares dedicated to vineyards, some of which are at an altitude of 479 metres (1,572 ft).^[4]^[5] River valleys in the municipality include the Miño, Avia, Arnoia and Barbantiño.

Parishes

Abelenda das Penas (Santo André)
Balde (San Martiño)
Beiro (San Pedro)
Carballeda (San Miguel)
Faramontaos (San Cosmede)
Muimenta (San Xiao)
Santo Estevo de Nóvoa (Santo Estevo)
Vilar de Condes (Santa María)

References

^ "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ Google (3 October 2013). "Carballeda de Avia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
^ Guía definitiva de los 10.000 espacios naturales de España (in Spanish). Mundi-Prensa Libros. 2004. p. 400. ISBN 978-84-8476-217-1.
^ Guia Peñin de Los Vinos de España 2009 (in Spanish). Grupo Penin (COR). 1 May 2009. p. 750. ISBN 978-84-95203-52-6.