Santa Eugenia (La Coruña, Spain)

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Name (Latin)
Santa Eugenia (La Coruña, Spain)
Other forms of name
Santa Eugenia de Riveira (Spain)
Santa Eugenia de Ribeira (Spain)
Santa Eugenia de Reviera (Spain)
Riveira (La Coruña, Spain)
Coordinates
-8.9922065 -8.9922065 42.5564829 42.5564829 (gooearth )
Associated country
Spain
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 154964341
Wikidata: Q904130
Library of congress: n 2002028692
Sources of Information
  • Bravo Cores, Daniel. La historia de Riveira, 1200-1975, 2001.
  • GEOnet, July 9, 2002(native, Santa Eugenia; variant, Santa Eugenia de Riveira; variant, Santa Eugenia de Ribeira; variant, Santa Eugenia de Reviera; ppl, 42p0s33Ń., 009p0s00Ẃ.)
Wikipedia description:

Ribeira is the capital of the comarca of Barbanza, in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. The capital and most populous urban center is Santa Uxía de Ribeira. Another of its major points is the center of San Martin de Oleiros. The municipality is administratively divided into nine civil parishes: Aguiño, Artes, Carreira, Castiñeiras, Corrubedo, Oleiros, Olveira, Palmeira and Ribeira. It is one of the most southerly municipalities of the province. It borders the municipalities of Pobra do Caramiñal and Porto do Son. It has one of the most important inshore fishing ports in the province. Also within the municipality, tuna that is destined for canning is unloaded for manufacturing companies. It has important administrative services provided to the population that nourishes the municipality, such as the local delegation of the Treasury and three Courts of First Instance and Instruction.

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