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A Coruña
Municipality
Coat of arms of A Coruña
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
A Cidade de Cristal (The Glass City)
Motto(s): 
A Coruña, a cidade onde ninguén é forasteiro
(A Coruña, the city where nobody is an outsider
Location of the municipality of A Coruña within Galicia
Location of the municipality of A Coruña within Galicia
A Coruña is located in Province of A Coruña
A Coruña
A Coruña
Location in Province of A Coruña
A Coruña is located in Spain
A Coruña
A Coruña
Location in Spain
Country Spain
Autonomous
community		 Galicia
Province A Coruña
Comarca A Coruña
Parishes A Coruña, Elviña, Oza, San Cristovo das Viñas, Visma
Government
 • Type Mayor-council
 • Body Council of A Coruña
Area
 • Municipality 37.83 km2 (14.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)INE
 • Municipality 246,056
 • Density 6,613/km2 (17,130/sq mi)
 • Metro
419,800
Demonym(s) Corunnan
coruñés, -esa  (es / gl)
Time zone CET (GMT +1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (GMT +2)
Postcode
15001-15011
Area code(s) +34 981
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A Coruña is a city on the north coast of Spain. It is a municipality of Galicia, Spain, and the second-largest city in Galicia. It is the 17th largest city in Spain.

The city is the capital of A Coruña Province, and was the political capital of the Kingdom of Galicia.

Images for kids

  • MTN25-0021c3-2016-A Corunna

    Sheet corresponding to A Coruña from the 2016 IGN's National Topographic Map of Spain.

  • La Coruña rosa vientos

    Compass rose representing the different Celtic peoples (near the Tower of Hercules).

  • Elviña aceso a croa lado oposto

    Castro de Elviña: remnant of a Celtic military structure in A Coruña.

  • Castillo de San Antón, La Coruña, España, 2015-09-25, DD 60

    San Antón Castle [es]

  • Battle of Corunna

    Mosaic map to commemorate the Battle of Elviña. The yellow dot shows the location of the mosaic.

  • Obelisco.004 - A Coruña

    The Obelisk, dedicated to Don Aureliano Linares Rivas in 1895

  • Vista de La Coruña, España, 2015-09-25, DD 119-122 PAN

    Panoramic view of the city from St Peter's Mountain.

  • Torre de Hércules - DivesGallaecia2012-62

    Celtic King Breogan in A Coruña

  • Area metropolitana coruna

    Metropolitan area map.

  • Paseo Dársena, La Coruña, España, 2015-09-24, DD 33-35 PAN

    Galerías in A Coruña

  • Torre de Hércules, La Coruña, España, 2015-09-25, DD 35-37 HDR

    The Tower of Hercules, reconstruction and modernization of the famous Roman lighthouse

  • Muralla, La Coruña, España, 2015-09-25, DD 79

    Old city wall

  • Ayuntamiento, La Coruña, España, 2015-09-25, DD 141-143 HDR

    City Hall

  • Port La Coruña

    Harbour of A Coruña

  • Parque dos menhires, Torre de Hércules, A Coruña

    Menhirs in A Coruña

  • Praia de Riazor.A Coruña Galicia

    Riazor beach with Estadio Riazor in the background

  • Fuente de Los Surfistas, La Coruña, España, 2015-09-24, DD 07

    Fountain in honor to the surfers in the beaches of the city

  • Ascensor del Monte de San Pedro, La Coruña, España, 2015-09-25, DD 99

    Panoramic elevator to San Pedro Hill.

  • Deportivodelacoruna2008

    Deportivo played in UEFA Cup in the 2008–09 season

See also

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