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Lalín is a municipality in the north of the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It is the capital of the comarca of O Deza.
The town has a population of 20,158 inhabitants (2014). The surface of the municipality is 326.8 km, being the biggest municipality in the province of Pontevedra and the fourth of Galicia, with a population density of 63.85 inhabitants/km.
Located in the northeast of the province of Pontevedra; being bordered by Silleda and Vila de Cruces to the northwest, Forcarei to the west, Agolada and Rodeiro to the northeast, Dozón to the southeast and O Irixo to the south, all of them being part of the region of Deza, except O Irixo.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Lalín is twinned with:
- Cabeceiras de Basto, Portugal
- Lalinde, France
- Linden, Germany
- Linden (Cuijk), Netherlands
- Lubbeek, Belgium
- Sankt Georgen am Walde, Austria
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ http://www.ige.eu/igebdt/esq.jsp?paxina=002003001&c=-1&ruta=fichas%2Fbdmunicipal_tablas.jsp%3FESP%3D36024 Censo Lalín 2007
- ^ "Linden groet Linden" (in Dutch). Lubbeek. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ "Lalin (Espanha)" (in Portuguese). Cabeceiras de Basto. Retrieved 2020-05-28.