Arzúa (, ) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the province
A Coruña
A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ...
, in the autonomous community of
Galicia, northwestern
Spain
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. It has an area of 155.89 km
2, a population of 6,315 (2012 estimate), and a population density of 40.64 people/km
2. It is one of the Galician municipalities with more cows per capita rate in Galicia.
Although the region has long been settled, even pre-dating Roman occupation, the current population of the town are mostly of Basque extraction.
The village is for many pilgrims the last stopping point before the last day trek into
Santiago de Compostella
Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint James the Great, now the Cathedra ...
. The
French Way
The French Way (, , ) follows the GR 65 and is the most popular of the routes of the Way of St. James (), the ancient pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. It runs from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side of th ...
and the Northern Way (Camino del Norte) of Camino join in a single path in Arzúa before arriving to Santiago.
Demographics
Cuisine
The municipalities of Arzúa and
A Ulloa
A Ulloa is a comarca in the province of Lugo, Galicia, in northwestern Spain.
Notable places
The municipalities in A Ulloa are Antas de Ulla (capital), Monterroso, and Palas de Rei.
It is home to the Special Zone of Conservation Serra do Car ...
are notable for being the location of origin of
Arzúa-Ulloa cheese
Arzúa-Ulloa cheese is a cow's milk cheese made in the Spanish autonomic region of Galicia, with Arzúa-A Ulloa Protected designation of origin (PDO) status.
It is a soft cheese, made from raw or pasteurized milk, has a minimum maturity period ...
, which holds
Protected designation of origin
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(PDO) status.
See also
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List of municipalities in A Coruña
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References
Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña
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