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Country
  
Spain

Province
  
Pontevedra

Founded
  
1160

Local time
  
Wednesday 6:29 AM

Autonomous community
  
Galicia

County
  
O Morrazo

Population
  
26,567 (2014)

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Parishes
  
Aldán, Cangas, Coiro, Darbo, O Hío

Weather
  
11°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 100% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Crucero de Hío, O Facho de Donón, Playa de Nerga, Playa areacova, Areamilla

Cangas, also known as Cangas do Morrazo, is a town and municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra. Its area is about 38,1 km² and a population of around 26,087 inhabitants.

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Map of Cangas, Pontevedra, Spain

Government

The municipality of Cangas is administered by a mayor-council government, the Concello de Cangas, which meets in the Casa do Concello on Avenida Castelao. After the local elections of 2015 the municipality is governed by a coalition of Cangas Left Alternative (coalition of United Left and the FPG), the Galician Nationalist Bloc and Assembly for Unity (ASpUN).

Parishes

Cangas is made up of six parishes:

  • Aldán (San Cibrán)
  • Cangas (Santiago)
  • Coiro (San Salvador)
  • Darbo (Santa María de Afuera)
  • O Hío (San Andrés)
  • Religious

    Each parish has its own religious festival which honours the patron saint of the parish and smaller, minor festivals dedicated to the saints of local chapels.

    Cangas
  • Fiestas del Cristo, Last Sunday of August.
  • Darbo
  • Fiestas de San Blas, 3 February
  • Fiestas de Santa Marta, Last Saturday of July
  • Fiestas de San Pedro, End of June
  • Romería de San Roque, 3rd week of August
  • Romería de Darbo, 6,7,8 and 9 September.
  • Coiro
  • Fiestas del Espíritu Santo, Pentecost
  • Fiestas de Santo Domingo, Start of August
  • Fiestas de San Salvador, 6 & 7 August
  • Fiestas de San Cosme, 26 September
  • Fiestas do muiño, 1st Sunday of May.
  • Aldán
  • Fiestas de San Amaro, Mid-January
  • Fiestas de Santa Mariña, 18 July
  • Fiestas del Carmen, Last weekend of July
  • Hío
  • Fiestas del Cristo d e la Luz, 1st Sunday of July
  • Fiestas de Santiago de Donón, 25 July
  • Fiestas de San Lorenzo, 10 August
  • Fiestas de San Andrés, 30 November
  • Fiesta del Aguardiente, Weekend prior to the Fiestas del Cristo de la Luz.
  • Twin towns

  • Lajes do Pico (2003)
  • Notable people

  • María Soliño, alleged witch
  • Xohán de Cangas, troubador
  • Ángel Botello, painter, sculptor and graphic artist (1913-1986)
  • Bernardino Graña, writer (1932-)
  • Suso Soliño, handball player (1975-)
  • Carlos Pérez, canoer (1979-)
  • David Cal, canoer (1982-)
  • Teresa Portela, canoer (1982-)
  • Solange Pereira, athlete (1989-)
  • References

    Cangas, Pontevedra Wikipedia