Lugo
Appearance
Lugo | |
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Ceety | |
![]() View frae the Roman waw o Lugo an its Cathedral | |
Coordinates: 43°01′N 7°33′W / 43.017°N 7.550°WCoordinates: 43°01′N 7°33′W / 43.017°N 7.550°W | |
Kintra | Spanien |
Region | Galicie |
Province | Lugo |
Comarca | Lugo |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Mayor-cooncil |
• Bodi | Concello de Lugo |
• Mayor | Xosé Clemente López Orozco (PSdeG) |
Area | |
• Total | 332 km2 (128 sq mi) |
Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
Population (2013)Concello de Lugo | |
• Total | 99,241 |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
Postcode | 2700x |
Area code(s) | +34-982 |
ISO 3166-2 | ES-LU |
Patron Saunt | Saunt Froilán |
Website | http://lugo.gal/ |
Lugo is a ceity in the north-wast of Spain. Caipital o the province o Lugo, in Galicie. Is the fowert lairgest Galician ceety wi a population o 97,635 in 2010. Its mains festivals, the San Froilán, it is ane o the maist famous in Spain an Portugal, while the traditional dish, "polbo á feira". Waw o Lugo wis declared a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid in 2000.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Lugo (Celtic name: Lugh) wis the steid o monie Celtic commonties for centuries afore Christ. The oreeginal Laitin name o the ceety wis Lucus Augusti, meanin "saucrit forest".
Twin touns an sister ceeties
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Dinan | Breetany |
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Ferrol | Galicie |
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Qinhuangdao | Hebei |
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Viana do Castelo | Norte |
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Great Waw o Cheenae | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
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