Fornelos de Montes

Municipality in Galicia, Spain
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Location of the Municipality Fornelos de Montes within Galicia
Location of the Municipality Fornelos de Montes within Galicia
42°20′N 8°27′W / 42.333°N 8.450°W / 42.333; -8.450Country SpainAutonomous Community GaliciaProvince PontevedraComarcaComarca de VigoGovernment
 • Alcalde (Mayor)Serafín A. Martínez MartínezPopulation
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,640Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CET)Websitewww.fornelos.com

Fornelos de Montes is a municipality in Galicia, in the province of Pontevedra, Spain. It is composed of seven parishes: Calvos, Stakes, Fornelos de Montes (San Lorenzo), Lage, Oitaven (San Vicente), Traspielas (Santa Maria), and Ventin (San Miguel). It is known for having some of the most abundant rainfall in Galicia, an estimated 2862 mm per year. Fornelos de Montes is intersected by the Oitavén River, the Barragán River, and the Parada River in the Serra do Suído mountain range.[2]

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Turismo, Turgalicia/Axencia Galega de (2015-05-04). "OTHER NATURAL SPACES SERRA DO SUÍDO IN FORNELOS DE MONTES PONTEVEDRA". Turgalicia. Retrieved 2022-02-16.


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