Ortegal is a comarca in the north of the Galician Province of A Coruña, Spain. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Cantabrian Sea to the north, the Province of Lugo to the east, the comarca of O Eume to the south, and comarca of Ferrol to the west. It covers an area of 394.3 km, which accounts for 1.33% of all the land area in Galicia. The overall population of this region was 13,916 at the 2011 census; the latest official 2022 census was 11,466.

Municipalities

The comarca comprises the following four municipalities:

Name of municipality	Population (2001)	Population (2011)	Population (2022)
Cariño	4,844	4,374	3,699
Cerdido	1,568	1,304	1,060
Mañón	1,870	1,541	1,287
Ortigueira	8,172	6,697	5,420
Totals	16,454	13,916	11,466