Salvaterra de Miño

Concello de Salvaterra de Miño

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Situation of Salvaterra de Miño within Galicia

Population (2005)

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CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CET (UTC+2)

Salvaterra de Miño is a municipality (concello) in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. The Municipality is located on the southern border of the province of Pontevedra, at the confluence of the valleys of the rivers Tea and Minho, and by the natural limits of the Serra da Cañiza. It borders the Municipalities of As Neves in the east, Mondariz and Poteareas to the north, and to the south by the Minno river. The Minno river (Río Miño or Rio Minho) is the southern natural border that today separates Portugal with its fortified town of Monção from current Galicia to the north.

Administrative division. The municipality (concello) is divided into 17 parishes : Alxén (Saint Pelagious), Arantei (Saint Peter), Cabreira (Sain Michael), Corzáns (Saint Michael), Fiolledo (Saint Pelagious), Fornelos (Saint Jonh), Leirado (Saint Salvador), Lira (Saint Simon), Lourido (Saint Andrew), Meder (Saint Adrian), Oleiros (Saint Mary), Pesqueiras (Saint Marina), Porto (Saint Paul), Salvaterra (Saint Lawrence), Soutolobre (Saint Columba), Uma (Saint Andrew), and Vilacova (Saint Jonh).

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Municipalities in the province of Pontevedra

Agolada Arbo Baiona Barro Bueu Caldas de Reis Cambados Campo Lameiro Cangas A Cañiza Catoira Cerdedo Cotobade Covelo Crecente Cuntis Dozón A Estrada Forcarei Fornelos de Montes Gondomar O Grove A Guarda A Illa de Arousa Lalín A Lama Marín Meaño Meis Moaña Mondariz Mondariz – Balneario Moraña Mos As Neves Nigrán Oia Pazos de Borbén Poio Ponte Caldelas Ponteareas Pontecesures Pontevedra O Porriño Portas Redondela Ribadumia Rodeiro O Rosal Salceda de Caselas Salvaterra de Miño Sanxenxo Silleda Soutomaior Tomiño Tui Valga Vigo Vila de Cruces Vilaboa Vilagarcía de Arousa Vilanova de Arousa

Coordinates: 42°05′00″N 8°30′00″W / 42.0833°N 8.5°W / 42.0833; -8.5

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