Vigo
Vigo | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Olive City | |
| Motto(s): "Fiel, Leal, Valerosa e Sempre Benéfica Cidade de Vigo" ([The] Faithful, Loyal, Valiant and Ever Charitable City of Vigo) | |
Interactive map of Vigo | |
Vigo Interactive map of Vigo Vigo Vigo (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°13′52″N 8°42′43″W / 42.231°N 8.712°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Galicia |
| Province | Pontevedra |
| County | Vigo |
| Parishes | Alcabre, Beade, Bembrive, Cabral, Candean, Castrelos, Comesaña, Coruxo, Lavadores, Matamá, Navia, Oia, Saians, Sárdoma, Teis, Valadares, Vigo Centro, Zamáns |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ayuntamiento |
| • Body | Concello de Vigo |
| • Mayor | Abel Caballero (PSdeG-PSOE) |
| Area | |
| 109.1 km2 (42.1 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation (Monte Galiñeiro) | 694 m (2,277 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Ría de Vigo) | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| 293,977 | |
| • Rank | 14th in Spain 1st in Galicia |
| • Density | 2,695/km2 (6,979/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 545,892 |
| Demonyms | Vigoan vigués (m), viguesa (f) olívico (m), olívica (f) (poet.) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €20.125 billion (2020) |
| • Per capita | €27,017 (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 36200-36392 |
| Area code | +34 986 |
| INE code | 36317 |
| Website | hoxe |
Vigo (Galician: [ˈbiɣʊ], locally [ˈbiħʊ]) is a city and municipality in Spain, in the autonomous community of Galicia in the province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the comarca of Vigo. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, it sits on the southern shore of an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, the Ria de Vigo, the southernmost of the Rías Baixas.
The municipality, with an area of 109.06 km2 (42.11 sq mi) and a population of 295,523 in 2024 including rural parishes, is the most populous municipality in Galicia, and the 14th-most-populous in Spain. The area of the municipality includes the Cíes Islands, part of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park.
Vigo is one of the region's primary economic agents, owing to the French Stellantis Vigo plant and to its port. Close to the Portugal–Spain border, Vigo is part of the Galicia–North Portugal Euroregion. The European Fisheries Control Agency is headquartered in Vigo.