COMARCA DEL SALNÉS (Salnés Region) <click
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Location: Rías Baixas - Pontevedra (Galicia -
Spain)
Population: 104.139 inhabitants
Area: 265 km2
Municipalities
Cambados, Illa de Arousa, El Grove, Meaño, Meis, Ribadumia,
Sanxenxo, Vilagarcía de Arousa and Vilanova de Arousa.
Thoroughfares
- The "Autopista del Atlántico" (highway A-9) Coruña-Vigo,
and the
N-550 (national road) are the main connections of the region
with the cities Santiago de Compostela and Pontevedra.
- The "Vía Rápida del Salnés"
(high speed road) connects
the highway A-9 with Sanxenxo and extends to Vilagarcía, Cambados and El Grove.
- The C-550 Fisterra-Tui (regional road) traveling together
the coast.
- The N-640 (Vilagarcía-Vegadeo) connects Vilagarcía
with Caldas de Reis, and from here with the N-550, which
goes to Santiago de Compostela at a distance of 45 km. on
the north, and to
Pontevedra at 22 km. on the south.
- Train: Vilagarcía de
Arousa train station, traveling from A Coruña to Vigo.
Municipality of Meis
Borders: Meaño, Ribadumia, Vilanova, Poio
Population: 5.500 inhabit. approx.
Area: 51,82 km2.
Parishes: Sta. María de Armenteira, Sta. María de
Paradela, San Vicente de Nogueira, San Salvador de Meis, San
Martiño de Meis, San Lourenzo de Nogueira, Sto. Tomé de
Nogueira. |