Riós is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Verín. It has a population of 2032 (Spanish 2006 Census) and an area of 114 km².
Riós | |
|---|---|
municipality | |
 Town hall. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Galicia | |
  Riós Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°58′27″N 7°16′57″W / 41.97417°N 7.28250°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Galicia |
| Province |  Ourense |
| Comarca | Verín |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisco Armando Veiga Romero (People's Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 94.1 km2 (36.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 805 m (2,641 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,568 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.concelloderios.es/ |
See also
editBibliography
edit- Xosé Lois Foxo. Cancioneiro das Terras do Riós, Vol. I. Diputación Provincial de Ourense, 2007.
- R. Otero Pedrayo, Historia de Galiza, Ed. Nos, 1962
- Xerardo Dasairas Valsa. Crónicas rexiomontanas, Mancomunidade de Concellos da Comarca de Monterrei, 1999
- Xerardo Dasairas Valsa. O Entroido en Terras de Monterrrei. Edicións do Cumio, 1990.
- Pedro González de Ulloa. Descripción de los Estados de la Casa de Monterrey en Galicia (1777). CEG, anexo IV 1950
- Fernando Cabeza Quiles. Os Nomes de Lugar. Ed. Xerais, 1992
References
edit- Riós photos: http://www.pueblos-espana.org/galicia/orense/rios/
- Castrelo de Cima page: http://castrelos.blogia.com/
- Castrelo de Abaixo photos: http://castrelodeabaixo.blogspot.com/
- ^ "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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