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Ourense | |
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Ponte Vella over the Miño river Plaza Mayor | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): | |
 Location of Ourense | |
| Coordinates: 42°20′11″N 7°51′48″W / 42.33639°N 7.86333°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | Galicia |
| Province | Ourense |
| Comarca | Ourense |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Body | Concello de Ourense |
| • Mayor | Gonzalo Pérez Jácome (DO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.5 km2 (32.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 105,233 |
| Demonym(s) | ourensán/ourensao (m), ourensá (f) ourensano (m), ourensana (f) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
| Postcode | 32001 - 32005 |
| Area code | +34 988 |
| ISO 3166-2 | ES-OU |
| Website | www |
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Ourense (Galician: [owˈɾɛnsɪ]; Spanish: Orense [oˈɾense] ) is a city and the capital of the province of Ourense, located in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is on the Camino Sanabrés path of the Way of St James (Camino de Santiago), and is crossed by the Miño, Barbaña, Loña and Barbañica rivers. It is also known as A cidade das Burgas[3] (in Galician) due to its hot springs, being one of the European cities with the greatest thermal heritage.[4]
- ^ "IGE. Táboas". Ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "As Burgas: Termas con historia". Turismo de Ourense (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Ourense, la segunda ciudad termal de Europa". viajar.elperiodico.com (in Spanish). 12 January 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2020.