A Terra Chá is a

comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...

of Galicia, in the

Province of Lugo Lugo is a province (Spain), province of northwestern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is bordered by the provinces of Ourense Province, Ourense, Ponteved ...

. The overall population of this local region is 47,697 (2005). The regional capital and major population lies in

Vilalba Vilalba is a municipality in the province of Province of Lugo, Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the Comarcas of Galicia, comarca of Terra Chá. It is located on the left bank of the river Ladra, ...

. A Terra Chá is in the northern interior of the province Lugo. It is the largest region of Galicia at 1,822.75 km ² and has 47,697 inhabitants Manuel María, one of their famous poets, wrote a poem in 1954 entitled ''Terra Chá''.

Geography

The landscape of this plain combines knolls crowned by forts with agricultural plains and grasslands, important lagoons like the ones in Cospeito or Caque and over a hundred rivers and streams that run through the region. Its average height is 400 meters. Two mountain ranges named Serra da Cova da Serpe and Serra da Loba (700–800 meters) set the limits with the province of A Coruña, while in the north, the mountains of A Carba, Xistral and Toxiza interpose marinas, while reaching the highest altitudes in the county up to 1,000 m.

Municipalities

The municipalities of Terra Chá are

Abadín Abadín () is a municipality in the province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain. It covers 196.1 km2 and has a population of 3,250 for a population density of 16.57/km2. It resides in the region of Terra Cha. Geography Abadín is situated in the no ...

Begonte Begonte () is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Sp ...

, Castro de Rei, Cospeito, Guitiriz, Muras, A Pastoriza,

and Xermade.

Local economy

Galicia is by far the most important milk producing region of Spain. The Terra Chá Region of Galicia produces about 16% of the total amount of milk produced in Galicia. That means that the Terra Chá Region is one of the most important milk producing regions of Europe.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Terra Cha Comarcas of the Province of Lugo