Ortegal

Ortegal
Comarca
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CountrySpain
Autonomous communityGalicia
ProvinceA Coruña
CapitalOrtigueira
Municipalities
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Area
 • Total394.3 km2 (152.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total11,466
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Demonymorteguense
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Ortegal is a comarca in the north of the Galician Province of A Coruña, Spain. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the Province of Lugo to the east, the comarca of O Eume to the south, and comarca of Ferrol to the west. It covers an area of 394.3 km2, which accounts for 1.33% of all the land area in Galicia. The overall population of this region was 13,916 at the 2011 census;[2] the latest official 2022 census was 11,466.[3]

  1. ^ Estimate at 1 January 2018: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  2. ^ Census at 1 November 2011: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.
  3. ^ Estimate at 1 January 2022: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid.