Aranga
Concello de Aranga | |
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Municipality | |
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Coat of arms | |
Situation of Aranga within Galicia | |
| Coordinates: 43°14′2″N 8°0′57″W / 43.23389°N 8.01583°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Area | |
• Total | 120.49 km2 (46.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 1,799 |
| • Density | 14.93/km2 (38.67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Aranga is a municipality belonging to the comarca of Betanzos in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain in the province of A Coruña with an area of 120.49 km2 (46.52 mi2) and a population of 1799 inhabitants (INE, 2024)[2].
Toponym
The origin of the place name "Aranga" derives, according to all studies, from the pre-Indo-European form "ara-". This particle defines a relief characterized by a valley enclosed by a river course. Without a doubt, it refers to the valley formed by the Mandeo river as it passes through the parish of San Paio de Aranga.[3]
Geography
Situation
It has an area of 119.6 km2. It borders the municipalities of Guitiriz (of the province of Lugo), Curtis, Oza-Cesuras, Coirós, Irixoa and Monfero. The municipality is crossed by the Mandeo River. It is located 40 km southeast of the provincial capital. It has an average altitude of 262 m above sea level.
It is one of the only two municipalities in the province of A Coruña that is considered a marginal rural municipality (the agricultural population exceeds 70% of the total active population).
Demography
It is one of the only two municipalities in the province of A Coruña that is considered a marginal rural municipality (the agricultural population exceeds 70% of the total active population).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1900 | 4,710 | — |
| 1930 | 4,980 | +5.7% |
| 1950 | 4,618 | −7.3% |
| 1981 | 2,723 | −41.0% |
| 2004 | 2,274 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | 1,799 | −20.9% |
See also
List of municipalities in A Coruña
References
- ^ https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Datos.htm?t=2868#_tabs-tabla
- ^ "INE. Instituto Nacional de Estadística". INE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-28.
- ^ "Historia - Concello de Aranga" (in Galician). 2020-08-19. Retrieved 2026-03-28.