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O Ézaro (Santa Uxía)
Cascada del Xallas 1.jpg
Nickname(s): 
Ézaro
Location of Dumbría municipality (which Ézaro is part of) within Galicia
Location of Dumbría municipality (which Ézaro is part of) within Galicia
Area
 • Total 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total 600
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Ézaro (officially known as O Ézaro (Santa Uxía)) is a parish part of the municipality of Dumbría, in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia of northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Fisterra. It had a population of 600 inhabitants in 2019.

Geography

It is the only parish of the Dumbría municipality bordering the sea, the Atlantic Ocean. It is 100 kilometres away from A Coruña and it is located in the region called Costa da Morte.

The area of the parish is 13.2 km². It is crossed by the river Xallas, which flows into the sea in the waterfall called Fervenza do Ézaro. Nowadays the water flows permanently by the waterfall, while years ago it only happened during weekends (when the floodgates of the upstream dam were opened). Near the waterfall, it is located the Museum of the Electricity and the start of the road climb to Mirador de Ézaro .

The main urban area has a landscaped promenade bordering its blue flag-awarded beach of fine sand called Praia do Ézaro.

Populated entities

Related hamlets within this parish:

  • Cancelo, O
  • Castelo, O
  • Covas, As
  • Estrada, A
  • Ézaro, O
  • Finsín
  • Lagoelas, As
  • Laxe, A
  • Lombiño, O
  • Pena, A
  • Río do Barco
  • San Crimenzo
  • Santa Uxía
  • Santo, O

Demography

From:INE Archiv

Festivals

Its Summer Festival (A festa da praia) is celebrated in August.

Panorama Ezaro
View from the viewpoint Mirador de Ézaro.
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