Poio | |
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Monastery of San Xoán Combarro | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Poio | |
| Coordinates: 42°26′N 8°40′W / 42.433°N 8.667°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Galicia |
| Province | Pontevedra |
| Comarca | Pontevedra |
| Parroquia | Combarro, Raxó, San Xoán de Poio, San Salvador de Poio, Samieira |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde (Mayor) | Luciano Sobral Fernández (BNG) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 17,018 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | https://www.concellopoio.gal/ |
Poio is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Pontevedra. Poio is located in the north shore of the Ría de Pontevedra, between Sanxenxo and the provincial capital, Pontevedra. The municipality is adjacent with Meaño, Meis, Pontevedra and Sanxenxo and combines mountain and sea areas.
Tambo island, an uninhabited island located in the middle of the Pontevedra estuary, officially belongs to Poio but it is under the control of the Spanish Navy and disembarkment is not allowed.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.