A Coruña facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
A Coruña
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Nickname(s):
A Cidade de Cristal (The Glass City)
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Motto(s):
A Coruña, a cidade onde ninguén é forasteiro
(A Coruña, the city where nobody is an outsider |
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Location of the municipality of A Coruña within Galicia
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Country | Spain | |
Autonomous community |
Galicia | |
Province | A Coruña | |
Comarca | A Coruña | |
Parishes | A Coruña, Elviña, Oza, San Cristovo das Viñas, Visma | |
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• Type | Mayor-council | |
• Body | Council of A Coruña | |
Area | ||
• Municipality | 37.83 km2 (14.61 sq mi) | |
Population
(2008)INE
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• Municipality | 246,056 | |
• Density | 6,613/km2 (17,130/sq mi) | |
• Metro | 419,800 | |
Demonym(s) | Corunnan coruñés, -esa (es / gl) |
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Time zone | CET (GMT +1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) | |
Postcode |
15001-15011
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Area code(s) | +34 981 | |
Website | or |
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
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Compass rose representing the different Celtic peoples (near the Tower of Hercules).
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Castro de Elviña: remnant of a Celtic military structure in A Coruña.
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Mosaic map to commemorate the Battle of Elviña. The yellow dot shows the location of the mosaic.
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The Tower of Hercules, reconstruction and modernization of the famous Roman lighthouse
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Deportivo played in UEFA Cup in the 2008–09 season
See also
In Spanish: La Coruña para niños
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