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This page is about the municipality in Galicia. For the medieval type of rural development, see Alfoz (territory).
CasteloPardodeCela
Pardo de Cela Castle in Alfoz
Situacion Alfoz
Location of Alfoz
Escudo de Alfoz (1994)
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Alfoz (Galician pronunciation: [alˈfɔθ]) is a municipality in the Spanish Galician province of Lugo. It is in the region of A Mariña Central. It borders the municipalities of Foz, Mondoñedo, Abadín and O Valadouro.

The population in 2008 was 2,133 people according to the municipal register of inhabitants. Alfoz is the antipodes of the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Parishes

  • Adelán (Santiago)
  • Bacoi (Santa María)
  • Carballido (San Sebastián)
  • O Castro de Ouro (San Salvador)
  • Lagoa (San Vicente)

Celebrities

  • Juan Carlos Mandía
  • Paula Lorenzo Geada
  • Hipólito Geada Pena

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Alfoz (Lugo) para niños

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