Forcarei is a municipality in the province of
Pontevedra
Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' and Province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the Rías Baixas. It is als ...
, in the autonomous community of
Galicia,
Spain
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. It belongs to the
comarca
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of
Tabeirós – Terra de Montes.
Location
The municipality of Forcarei occupies the northern part of the province of Pontevedra. Bordered on the east by the municipality of
Lalín
Lalín is a municipality in the north of the province of Pontevedra
Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' and ...
, which separates the mountains of O Testeiro and the Sierra de O Candán. On the north and northeast section it joins with the neighboring lands of
Silleda, and the northwest to the town of La Estrada. To the southwest it borders
Cerdedo and falls on the natural border of the Sierra de O Cando in the territories of
Cotobade and
A Lama
A Lama is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Pontevedra.
Etymology
Originally it was the capital of a region called Cal de Vergaza. It was later known as Pedre ...
, and in the south the Orense territories of
Beariz and
O Irixo.
Demography
The population of Forcarei is 3,916 inhabitants. The density is 23.3 inhabitants/km
2.
Civil parishes
The municipality is composed of 13 parishes:
* Aciveiro (Santa María)
* Castrelo (Santa Mariña)
* Dúas Igrexas (Santa María)
* Forcarei (San Martiño)
* A Madanela de Montes (Santa María Madanela)
* Meavía (San Xoán)
* Millarada (San Amedio)
* Pardesoa (Santiago)
* Pereira (San Bartolomeu)
* Quintillán (San Pedro)
* San Miguel de Presqueiras (San Miguel)
* Santa Mariña de Presqueiras (Santa Mariña)
* Ventoxo (San Nicolao)
Services
In addition to government services situated by the City Council, the municipality provides municipal police,
Single Window, registrar and notaries. It has a House of Culture where the Municipal School of Music is located (responsible for the municipal band) and where training courses such as computing, access to internet, Astronomical Image Analysis, management of telescopes, etc. are given and an Association of Merchants and Entrepreneurs to defend their own interests and organize cultural and educational activities.
Forcarei Astronomical Observatory is located in the municipality.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Pontevedra
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