Rianxo is a port town and municipality in the autonomous community of
Galicia in northwestern
Spain
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in the
province of A Coruña
The province of A Coruña ( ; ; historical ) is the northwesternmost province of Spain, and one of the four provinces which constitute the autonomous community of Galicia. This province is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and north ...
. It has a population of a little over 10,000 and its two main industries are fishing and tourism. The town's yearly celebration of
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe (), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe (), is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with four Marian apparitions to Juan Diego and one to his uncle, Juan Bernardino reported in December 1531, when t ...
is popular with tourists. Rianxo was the birthplace of several influential Galician writers, including
Paio Gómez Chariño gl,
Manuel Antonio,
Alfonso R. Castelao and
Rafael Dieste.
List of parishes
It has 6 ''parroquias''
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O Araño gl
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Asados gl
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Isorna gl
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Leiro gl
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Rianxo gl
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Taragoña gl
See also
List of municipalities in A Coruña
A Coruña (province), A Coruña is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain, that is divided into 93 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, ...
References
External links
web page of the municipality of Rianxo
Municipalities in the Province of A Coruña
Our Lady of Guadalupe
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