Pontedeume

Pontedeume
Torreón dos Andrade
Torreón dos Andrade
Flag of Pontedeume
Coat of arms of Pontedeume
Pontedeume is located in Spain
Pontedeume
Pontedeume
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°24′45″N 08°10′13″W / 43.41250°N 8.17028°W / 43.41250; -8.17028
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityGalicia
ProvinceA Coruña
ComarcaEume
Government
 • MayorBernardo Fernández
Area
 • Total29.26 km2 (11.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total7,884
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Pontedeume (Galician pronunciation: [ˌponteˈðewmɪ]) is a municipality in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain.

The town was founded ex novo by the town charter of Alfonso X the Wise in 1270. The town is located on the English Way path of the Camino de Santiago.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.