Vilarmaior

Vilarmaior
Villarmayor
Location of the municipal area in Galicia.
Vilarmaior
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°20′26″N 8°9′20″W / 43.34056°N 8.15556°W / 43.34056; -8.15556
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityGalicia
ProvinceA Coruña
ComarcaBetanzos
Government
 • MayorCarlos Vázquez Quintián
Area
 • Total
30.35 km2 (11.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,242
 • Density40.92/km2 (106.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Vilarmaior (Galician pronunciation: [biˌlaɾmaˈjoɾ]) is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Betanzos.

Geography

It is a small municipality of 30.35 km2 located in the Mariñas Orientales region. Its climate can be classified as oceanic-humid, typical of the northern Galician coast, and its lithology is similar to the rest of Galicia, with schists, gneissic granites, and granulated granites of two mica types. The highest points are found in the eastern part of the municipality: O Catasol at 440 m and O Seixo Grande at 375 m.

History

Contemporary History

The Municipality of Pontedeume integrated the territory of the "extinct"[2] Vilarmaior in 1868 and from 1877 to 1890, and then separated it when creating Vilarmaior.

See also

References

  1. ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  2. ^ "Variaciones de los municipios de España desde 1842" [Changes in the municipalities of Spain since 1842] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-26.