Nigrán

Municipality in Galicia, Spain

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42°8′31″N 8°48′20″W / 42.14194°N 8.80556°W / 42.14194; -8.80556Country

SpainAutonomous community

GaliciaProvincePontevedraComarcaVigoGovernment

• AlcaldeJuan González Pérez (PSdeG–PSOE)Area

• Total34.9 km² (13.5 sq mi)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total17,723 • Density510/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CET)Websitewww.nigran.es

Nigrán (Spanish pronunciation: [niˈɣɾan], Galician: [niˈɣɾaŋ]) is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo and the Vigo metropolitan area. Nigrán has a surface of 35 km2, with a population of approximately 18,000 people divided into seven parishes: Nigrán, Panxón, San Pedro, Parada, Camos, Chandebrito and Priegue. Nigran's population practically triples in the summer months.^[2] It is on the Atlantic coast of Spain and is considered a summer destination for tourists due to its beaches and mild summer weather.